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The Tutankhamun London exhibition includes information, housed in galleries, based on various themes including Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun. Comprehensive facts and information on Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun can be accessed by our sitemap. But this page details fast facts and info that we hope will 'wet your appetite' for Ancient Egyptian History and the Tutankhamun London Exhibition including Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun.
| Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun | | Fact 1 | The Golden Age of Ancient Egypt stretches over 3000 years and encompasses hundreds of Pharaohs | | Fact 2 | Ancient Egyptian History details the different eras into Ancient Egyptian Dynasties, Periods and Kingdoms | | Fact 3 | The time period in Ancient Egyptian History known as Predynastic Egypt is 5550 BC - 3050 BC when small settlements flourished along the Nile and King Scorpion was believed to have ruled Upper Egypt | | Fact 4 | The time period in Ancient Egyptian History known as Early Dynastic Egypt is 3050 BC - 2686 BC. King Menes is considered to be the founder of the first Dynasty. Memphis, in Lower Egypt, was established as the capital of Egypt | | Fact 5 | The Old Kingdom is dated 2686 BC - 2181 BC and is often referred to as "the Age of the Pyramids." The greatest pyramids were built by Djoser, Sneferu and Khufu aka Cheops | | Fact 6 | The First Intermediate Period is dated 2181 BC - 2040 BC and during this time Egypt saw a breakdown of central government | | Fact 7 | The Middle Kingdom is dated 2040 BC - 1782 BC. The Pharaohs of these dynasties were based at Thebes. | | Fact 8 | The Second Intermediate era is 1782 BC - 1570 BC and during this era Egypt was ruled by foreign kings for almost a hundred years. During this time Hyksos raiders from Asia gained power and moved into the Delta and introduced the Egyptians to the chariot | | Fact 9 | The New Kingdom is dated 1570 BC - 1070 BC and is the era in Ancient Egypt with which most of us are most familiar because of the famous Pharaohs who reigned during this era including King Tut. | | Fact 10 | The Heretic King Akhenaten, the father of Tutankhamun, established a new religious order worshipping the sun god Aten | Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun |
Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun
The Tutankhamun London exhibition includes information, housed in galleries, based on various themes including Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun. Comprehensive facts and information on Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun can be accessed by our sitemap. But this page details fast facts and info that we hope will 'wet your appetite' for Ancient Egyptian History and the Tutankhamun London Exhibition including Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun. Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun
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