Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Geographical and political conditions for the development of ancient Egypt
Geographical conditions
The area where Egyptian kingdom was made is characterized by two crucial components; on one side hot deserts, on the other side a...
Ancient Egypt
Art and architecture of the Egyptian Old Kingdom
After simple structures in archaic era, in the Old Kingdom Egyptians started to buried pharaos in the pyramids, while other dignitaries (and less ambitious...
Ancient Egypt
Age of uniting north and south Egypt and Archaic (Thinis) period (3.000-2.686 BC)
Pre-dynasty cultures were organized into two groups - Upper and Lower Egypt. Union into one state happened in the 31st century BC; at the...
Ancient Egypt
Kingdom of Kush and their relations with the Egyptians
Kingdom of Kush was the second African civilization after Egypt built by an Egypt people who lived between the Nile River's first and third...
Ancient Egypt
The Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt (2.686 – 2.181 BC)
This is a period when Egypt became stronger in all aspects of civilization and transformed into an organized state. The ruler's power is based...
Ancient Egypt
Facts about famous Egyptian pyramids
Ancient Egyptians believed that a man is composed of different elements some of which were immortal. Egyptians saw death as termination of life, as...
Ancient Egypt
First Intermediate period of Egypt (2.181 – 2.055 B.C)
Exact reasons for the end of the Old Kingdom are not familiar. It is assumed that the crisis in the country could be caused...