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Period: 5000 BCE to 3100 BCE
Presynaptic Period
The communities exchanged hunting for agriculture and made early advances that paved the way for the later development of Egyptian arts and crafts, technology, politics and religion. Those communities started the reverence for dead and life after death like American cultures.
In this stage and in the others the Egyptian parents wanted the children. -
Period: 3100 BCE to 2686 BCE
Archaic Period (Early Dynastic)
King Menes founded the capital at While Walls, in the north of Nile River; the capital dominated Egyptian society. Most ancient Egyptians were farmer living I smalls villages, and agricultures was it the economic base of the Egyptian state. The flooding of the Nile River helped to irrigation and fertilization.
In the Egyptian society children played an important role in the belief of happiness and wealth. -
Period: 2686 BCE to 2181 BCE
Old Kingdom (Age of the Pyramid Builders)
Djoser the result was the world’s fist major stone building, the Step-Pyramid at Saqqara. The pharaohs held absolute power and provided a stable central government for some 94 years.
In this part, children were educated to learn social rules. -
Period: 2181 BCE to 2055 BCE
First Intermediate Period
Civil war between provincial governors started as cause of unstable dynasties, this chaotic situation was intensified by Bedouin inversion and accompanied by famine and disease. From this era of conflict emerged two different kingdoms Memphis and Thebes.
Due to the wars the rich children fought for the community and the poor children worked in factories. -
Period: 2055 BCE to 1786 BCE
Middle Kingdom (12th Dynasty)
Middle Kingdom Egypt pursued an aggressive foreign policy, colonizing Nubia, the society got gold, ebony, ivory and other resources. The kingdom also built diplomatic relations with Syria, Palestine and other countries. Building projects like military fortresses and mining quarries, returned to pyramid building in the Tradition f the Old Kingdom.
Clothing and make-up in children was important to represent their families. -
Period: 1786 BCE to 1567 BCE
Second Intermediate Period
Foreign rulers known as the Hyksos took advantage of Egypt’s instability to take control, but they adopted and continued many of the existing Egyptian traditions in government as well as culture.
The education of children of their culture was the most important thing, children had to keep it. -
Period: 1567 BCE to 1085 BCE
New Kingdom
Egypt restored its control over Nubia and began military campaigns in Palestine, clashing with other powers in the area such as the Mitannians and the Hittites. This New Kingdom was notable for the role of royal women such as Queen Hatshepsut., also this new kingdoms rulers were laid to rest in deep, rock cut tombs, not yet in pyramids. -
Period: 1085 BCE to 664 BCE
Third Intermediate Period
Here saw important changes in Egyptian politics, society and culture. Many local rulers were virtually autonomous during this period and dynasties 23-24 are poorly documented. -
Period: 664 BCE to 332 BCE
Late Period (Alexander’s Conquest)
Persian rulers such as Darius ruled the country largely under the same terms as native Egyptian kings, he supported Egypt’s religious cults and undertook the building and restoration of it’s temples. After Alexander’s death, a line of Macedonian kings ruled Egypt. Finally the conquest of Egypt by the Arabs and the introduction of Islam would do away with the last outward aspects of ancient Egyptian culture and propel the country towards its modern incarnation. -
Period: 333 BCE to 334
References
Bibliographic record: History.com Editors. (October 14, 2009). Ancient Egypt. April 17, 2019, de A&E Television Networks Web Site: https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-egypt -
Introduction
Ancient Egypt was a civilization concentrated along reaches of the Nile River in Egypt, during the years 3100 B.C to 332 B.C.