NMC260Y1 Final: Timeline
23 Oct 2015
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3000: sumerians become dominant people in southern mesopotamia. Early dynastic period sees spread of mesopotamia culture to the north. Necropolis = ancient cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. Maentho"s king"s list: god man"s rule 30 dynasties. Early dynastic period dynasty i-ii dynasty iii-x (the old kingdom) [royal cemeteries (mastabas) shift to pyramids as funerary architecture] Overspending on public works fossilizations of administration under pepi ii. Decline in authority of pharaoh and central government. Increasing power of nomarchs who owned re-distributed resources. The first ip is a period of the disintegration of the egyptian state that had built up to extraordinary levels in the old kingdom. It is a period of chaos in complete contrast to the complete order of the ok. The egyptian psyche revolved around order from chaos, it is prevalent in their writings and religion. This period of political chaos had a profound effect on egyptian civilians almost horrified them.
