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Aha (D1)

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First King

Can be Nemes, the unifier of Egypt

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Djoser (D3)

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Steppyramid, first monumental stonebuidling made by humans

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Imhotep (D1)

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Djosers architect and later godlike, NOT A KING

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Khaba (D3)

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Layer Pyramid

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Sneferu (D4)

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The Bent pyramid, first try to a traditional Pyramid
The Red Pyramid, First Real Pyramid
Both located in Dashur

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Khufu (D4)

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The Great Pyramid of Giza, biggest Pyramid
Sunboat
Papyrus Westcar, stories about king Khufu from the 18 dynasty

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Djedefra (D4)

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Son of Ra, first to use the sungod in name

Son of Khufu

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Khafra (D4)

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Son of Khufu, has a pyramid in Giza next to his father but it is a little smaller
Sphinx of Giza

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Menkaura (D4)

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Third Pyramid in Giza

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Amenemhat I (D12)

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Was a vesir for the previous king Mentuhotep IV
Made reliefs but wrote more about himself than the king
Is the first king of the 12th dynasty
Took artistic and grave inspiration from the Old Kingdom

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Senwosret I (D12)

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son of Amenemhat
Obelisk and White Chapel in Cairo
Attacked Nubia 7 times

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Papyrus text from Illahun

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Some of the most important textual finds from the middle kingdom, texts about everything

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The Three stages of Dynasty 13

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  • First Period of short reigns
  • Second mini dynasties of the Sebekhetep and Neferhetep families
  • Third second period of short reigns
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Hyksos (FIP)

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Egyptian name of the foreign people from Asia
Great threath to Egypt
Settles in north of Egypt

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Kush (FIP)

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Group from Nubia

Threath to Egypt

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16 and 17th Dynasty

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Egypt was trapped between Hyksos and Kush Empires

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Kamoses (D17)

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Batlle against the Hyksos, last king of this dynasty

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Ahmose (D18)

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Finished the battle against the Hyksos, Theben took over the place where Hyksos were

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Amenhotep I (D18)

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Founded the workers village Deir el-Medina

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Deir el-Medina

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Workers Village in western Thebes
Worked on and made the tomb in The Vlley Of The Kings
Many Textual finds of civil people from there

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Thutmosis I (D18)

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Unified Egypt after crushing Kush made Nubia into 5 provinces
(started) Great temple of Amun in Karnak and the holy river

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Queen Hatschepsut (D18)

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Reigned for 20 years because Thutmosis III was too young
Much litterature and monumental art
Death temple on the other side of the mountain of the valley of the kings

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Thutmosis III (D18)

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Made 17 military interventions during his reign
Festivaltemple in Karnak
Tried to delete every trace of Queen Hatchepsut, his aunt that reigned with him for some time
Also did some military stuff in Nubia

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Amenhotep II (D18) not that important

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Built a temple by the Sphinx in Giza

Moved tribes around in the country

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Thutmosis IV (D18) not that important
Dreamstele between the legs of the Sphinx Peace during his reign Mariied the daughter oh his enemy
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Amenhotep III (D18)
Active diplomat, friends with Greeek and some other Amarna Letters, first king of them Temple in soleb Temple in Sedeinga
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Akhenaten (D18)
Privously Amenhotep IV A temple for the Sun God Atenism Change the artstyle Moves the capitalcity to Akhetaten from Thebes Built a palace there, had open roofs Monoteism, only one God (Aten) Satue of Akhenaten is genderless, probably to show him as a god Only had daughters Queen Neferit reigned until Akhenatens right hand man Smenkharas son was old enough to become king
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Hittite Empire during the new Kingdom (Nefereti)
Was not friendly | Took land northen Egyt during Queen Neferetis reign
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Tutankhamun (D18)
Was the son of the right hand man and reigned after Nefereti Famous golden mask Died shortly After maturing
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Queen Ankhesenamun (D18)
Married to Tut Sent a letter to king Shuppiluliuma of Hittite that she did not want to marry one one of her own peasants and wanted to marry his prince Sent the prince but got killed by Ay or Horemheb
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Shuppiluliuma
King of the Hittite Empire sent one of his princes to marry Queen Ankhesenamun of 18th dynasty Prince got killed and Shuppi got mad, attacked Egypt got the black plague from prisoners and died
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Ay (D18)
Military general for Tut was king after Queen Ankhesenamun, after he probably killed the king of the Hittite empire Reigned for 4 years
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Horemheb (D18)
Reigned after Ay was a military general during king Tut Hacked out the name of Ay and Tut Build and restored things to how they looked like before (old kingdom)
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Ramsess I (NOT IMPORTANT)
Was chosen by Horemheb, was the prime minister before | Reigned for 2 years
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Sety I (D19)
Restored things to like the old kingdom Temple by Sety I in Abydos, the Abydos KingList was there Belief of Aten was gone Military active, wanted to take back syria/palenstine Took over cities like Kadesh Forced to fight againt Libya
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Ramesses II (D19)
``` Called " The Great" Fought the biggest battle, against Hittites Battle of Kadesh Battle of Dapur Peace agreement with the Hittites, written down in both languages Built a new capitalcity, Piramesse Temple of Ptah Dead by around 100 years Was idolized by the next kings ```
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Nemes - headdress
The cloth that is under the crowns of all of the kings
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Merenptah (D19)
New people settle in north of Egypt, army meets them in the western delta and fought for 6 h, kills them Dynasty 19 implodes after this
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Sety II and Amenmose (D19)
Halfbrothers and sons of Marenptah Sety II had north and Amenmose had south Sety II destroyed his brother Sety IIs son was sick and could not take over the crown, only lead for 6 years until Queen Tawaret took over
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Ramsess III (20)
Mass invasion of Libya War with the sea people - sea people destroyed the Hittites Successfully stopped the invasion of sea people
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Ramsess IV-XI (20)
The rest of the kings of Dynasty 20 were all called Ramsess because of Ramsess II
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Dynasty 20 after Ramsess III
Economic crash Lots of invasions Local civil war "The War Of the Highpriest" Independent Theban State Land divided after Ramsess XI death in separate states
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Three stages of The Third Intermediate Period
1. Two state Solution - co exist under 21 dynasty 2. Libyan Period - 22 to 24 dynasty, no order 3. Nubian Period - 25 dynasty
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Two state solution (D21)
Theban and Tanis rule Theocracy Libyan tomb robbery in Valley of the Kings
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Cartouche
The symbol that the name of the king is in
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Third Intermediate Period
Very messy
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Esarhaddon of Assyria
Attacked Egypt, succeeded on the second try Thaharkha took over Egypt Assyria attacked again and took over
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Tantamani and Ashubanipal of Assyria (D25)
Tantamani was Kush and took Egypt over after Assyrias third try Ashurbanipal of Assyria took over Egypt a third time Assyria took over a total of 4 times
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Late Period (D26-31)
Saitan and Persian Ruling (not together) | Last ever dynasty of Egypt
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Ptolemaic Period (After dynasty 31)
The first ruler of this period was Alexander the Great He saved Egypt from Persia (woho) Was appointed King and son of Amun (sun god) Alexanders closest man and his family ruled after

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