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The Middle Kingdom of Egypt (also known as The Period of Reunification) is the period in the history of ancient Egypt following a period of political division known as the First Intermediate Period. The Middle Kingdom lasted from approximately 2040 to 1782 BC, stretching from the reunification of Egypt under the reign of Mentuhotep II in the ...
Combined use of dendrochronology and radiocarbon dating allowed identification of tree rings even back to the Middle Kingdom period, as in the coffin of Ipi-ha-ishutef (dated 2073±9 BC) or the funerary boat of Senusret III (dated 1887±11 BC; conventional reign date 1878 BC–1839 BC). [22]
The Second Intermediate Period marks a period when Egypt once again fell into disarray between the end of the Middle Kingdom and the start of the New Kingdom. This period is best known as the time the Hyksos made their appearance in Egypt, the reigns of its kings comprising the Fifteenth Dynasty .
Early Dynastic Period: 3150–2686 BC: Old Kingdom: 2686–2181 BC: 1st Intermediate Period: 2181–2055 BC: Middle Kingdom: 2055–1650 BC: 2nd Intermediate Period: 1650–1550 BC: New Kingdom: 1550–1069 BC: 3rd Intermediate Period: 1069–664 BC: Late Period: 664–332 BC
The periodization of ancient Egypt is the use of periodization to organize the 3,000-year history of ancient Egypt. [1] The system of 30 dynasties recorded by third-century BC Greek-speaking Egyptian priest Manetho is still in use today; [2] however, the system of "periods" and "kingdoms" used to group the dynasties is of modern origin (19th and 20th centuries CE). [3]
The Second Intermediate Period dates from 1700 to 1550 BC. [1]: 123 It marks a period when ancient Egypt was divided into smaller dynasties for a second time, between the end of the Middle Kingdom and the start of the New Kingdom.
Middle Kingdom; Dynasty XI [f] Thebes: 2130 BC 1991 BC 139 years ... The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period c.1800-1550 B.C. Museum ...
The First Intermediate Period, described as a 'dark period' in ancient Egyptian history, [1] spanned approximately 125 years, c. 2181–2055 BC, after the end of the Old Kingdom. [2] It comprises the Seventh (although this is mostly considered spurious by Egyptologists), Eighth , Ninth , Tenth , and part of the Eleventh Dynasties .