First Intermediate Period Begins in Egypt
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- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Military History, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Empires, Dynasties, Pharaohs
- Curriculum: African History, Middle Eastern History, Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Egypt
- Date: c. 2160
Article abstract: During the First Intermediate Period, the Heracleopolitans controlled Egypt, but power shifted to Thebes in the south during the Eleventh Dynasty.
Summary of Event
Administrative reforms during the late Old Kingdom (c. 2687-c. 2125 b.c.e.) saw the expansion of agriculture in Middle Egypt and the southern Nile Delta, with control of the area and its wealth centered in the region of Meir in northern Middle Egypt. Following the end of the Sixth Dynasty, the Old Kingdom declined rapidly in prestige and power, until the rulers of the Eighth...
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