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Lasted around 1000 years.The basic structure of society and the state were established. The pharaoh was already a divine and powerful figure. The capital city was Memphis. The Old Kingdom collapsed around 2200 BC.
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Lasted about 400 years. In this period, the power of the pharaohs increased. New cities were built, and the capital was moved to Thebes
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Started around 1600 B, and leasted about 500 years. Some of the most famous pharaohs reigned in this period: Thutmose I, Amenhotep III, Akhenaten, Tutankhamun and Ramesses II. Egypt conquered Libya and Syria. Large palaces and temples were build
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After year 1100 BC, Egypt was invaded by different foreign peoples: the Assyrians, the Persians, the Greeks and the Romans.