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Menes was the first king of unified Egypt, who, according to tradition, joined Upper and Lower Egypt in a single centralized monarchy. he died in Fayún, Egypt an was buried at Saqqara, Egypt.
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The old kingdom was also know as the 'Age of the Pyramids' or 'Age of the Pyramid builders' as it includes the great 4th Dynasty when King Sneferu perfected the art of pyramid building.
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The Middle Kingdom also known as the period of Reunification is the period in the history of Ancient Egypt stretching from the reunification of Egypt under the impulse of Mentuhotep II of the 11th Dynasty to the end of the 12th Dynasty.
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The New Kingdom is the era in Egyptian history following the disunity of the Second Intermediate Period and preceding the dissolution of the central government at the start of the Third Intermediate Period. This is the time of Imperial Egypt when it extended its reach beyond the former borders to create an empire.
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Hyksos were the dynasty of Palestinian origin that ruled northern Egypt as the 15th dynasty. The name Hyksos was used by the Egyptian historian Manetho who translated the word as King Shepherds or Captive Shepherds.
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She was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the second historically confirmed female pharaoh, the first being Sobekneferu.
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Was the fourth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. He built some minor monuments and initiated at least two minor campaigns but did little else during his rule and was probably strongly influenced by his wife, Hatshepsut.
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Was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire. His successors and later Egyptians called him the "Great Ancestor".
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Persia conquer the fourth major power of the ancient near east, completing the series of conquests begun by his father Cyrus II the Great.
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Alexander the Great conquered Egypt at an early stage of his conquests. He respected the pharaonic religions and customs and he was proclaimed Pharaoh of Egypt. He established the city of Alexandria. After his death, in 323 BC, his empire was divided among his generals.
