Pharaonic Egypt

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Pharaonic Egypt refers to the ancient Egyptian civilization ruled by a succession of divine kings (pharaohs), renowned for its monumental architecture, hieroglyphic writing, and complex religious and funerary traditions.

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instanceOf ancient civilization
historical period
architectureType hypostyle hall
mastaba
pyramid
rock-cut tomb
artStyle canon of proportions
frontalism
burialPractice mummification
tomb construction
burialText Book of the Dead
Coffin Texts
Pyramid Texts
calendarType lunar calendar
solar calendar
capital Memphis
Pi-Ramesses
Thebes
country Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
currency barter economy
economyBasedOn agriculture
irrigation
trade
endTime 30 BCE
followedBy Ptolemaic Kingdom
Roman Egypt
governmentForm absolute monarchy
headOfStateTitle pharaoh
inception unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
keyConcept maʿat
knownFor colossal statues
complex funerary traditions
hieroglyphic writing
mathematics
medicine
monumental architecture
mummification
obelisk construction
pyramids
solar and lunar calendars
temples
legalSystem customary law
locatedIn Nile Valley
Northeast Africa
majorDeity Amun
Anubis
Horus
Isis
Osiris
Ra
majorPharaoh Akhenaten
Hatshepsut
Khafre
Khufu
Menkaure
Ramesses II
Ramesses III
Thutmose III
Tutankhamun
majorRiver Nile
majorSite Giza pyramid complex
linked to: Giza Pyramids

Karnak Temple Complex
Luxor Temple
Saqqara necropolis
Valley of the Kings
maʿatRepresents cosmic order
justice
truth
measurementSystem Egyptian cubit
officialLanguage Ancient Egyptian
partOf ancient Near East
history of Egypt
period Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
First Intermediate Period of Egypt
Late Period of ancient Egypt
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
New Kingdom of Egypt
Old Kingdom of Egypt
Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
Third Intermediate Period of Egypt
religion ancient Egyptian religion
socialClass artisans
nobility
peasants
pharaoh
priests
scribes
slaves
socialStructure hierarchical society
startTime c. 3100 BCE
tradeGoods gold
grain
incense
linen
papyrus
stone
tradePartner Levant
linked to: Levant region

Nubia
Punt
unifiedBy Menes
linked to: Narmer

Narmer
writingDirection left-to-right
right-to-left
top-to-bottom
writingMaterial papyrus
writingSystem Egyptian hieroglyphs
demotic script
hieratic script

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Great Pyramid of Giza civilization Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Lower Egypt partOf ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Memphis (ancient city) culture Ancient Egyptian civilization
subject linked to: ancient city of Memphis
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Phoenician civilization tradedWith Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Red Pyramid culture Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Nile Valley cultural landscape hasHistoricalPeriod Pharaonic period
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Nile hasCulturalSignificanceIn Ancient Egyptian religion
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Great Sphinx of Giza culture Ancient Egyptian civilization
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Old Kingdom of Egypt country Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Horus of Kubban country Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Lower Nubia partOf ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Lower Nubia borderRegionBetween ancient Egypt
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Inside Ancient Egypt focusesOn ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Inside Ancient Egypt culturalContext ancient Egypt
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Temple of Amada culture Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Bronze Age occursIn Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Bronze Age associatedWith Ancient Egyptians
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Pharaonic Egypt country Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Ten Plagues of Egypt primaryLocation ancient Egypt
subject linked to: ten plagues of Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
The Ten Commandments (1923 film) setInPeriod ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Cleopatra (1934 film) setInPeriod Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Dahshur necropolis culturalPeriod Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Abu Sir necropolis civilization Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
The Ten Commandments (1956 film) setInPeriod Ancient Egypt
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Fourth Dynasty of Egypt country Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Red Crown country Ancient Egypt
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Narmer culture Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Egyptian Museum eraCovered Pharaonic period
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Nubia historicallyInteractedWith Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Deshret country Ancient Egypt
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Mishneh Torah placeWritten Egypt
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Egyptians ancientCivilization Ancient Egypt
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Sais partOf ancient Egyptian civilization
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Sais timePeriod Pharaonic Egypt
Ta-Mehu partOf ancient Egypt
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Ta-Mehu usedInPeriod Pharaonic period
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Pharaoh’s daughter associatedPlace Egypt
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Early Dynastic Egypt partOf Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Ineb-hedj country Ancient Egypt
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Late Period of Egypt country Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Shabaka Stone countryOfOrigin Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Mit Rahina associatedWithPeriod Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Mit Rahina associatedWithCulture Pharaonic Egypt
Khafre regionRuled ancient Egypt
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Hellenistic period mainRegion Egypt
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Mycenaean civilization tradesWith Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Ancient Mediterranean world hasPart Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Kingdom of Meroë hasCulturalInfluenceFrom ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
Menkaure ruledOver Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt