Ancient Egypt. At the head of all living things was the pharaoh - a deified mighty ruler. The ancient Egyptians obeyed him implicitly. The pharaoh wore a double crown (red and white), symbolizing the sign of his power over the Upper and Lower Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt. It was the power given to the ruler that was able to keep a diverse people who worshiped their gods, were far from each other and generally had their own customs! So, friends, today we will briefly plunge into Ancient Egypt and find out what it is like - the life of the ancient Egyptians!
The first wonder of the world
Ancient Egypt, of course, is associated in the minds of each of us with the pyramids … The unlimited greatness of the power of the pharaoh left its legacy in Egyptian culture. The ancient Egyptians erected eternal tombs for their rulers with their own hands. The very first pyramid for Pharaoh Djoser was erected by a professional architect of that time -priest Imhotep. He was both a healer, and a sage, and the supreme adviser to the ruler himself. The first pyramid was 60 meters high! Can you imagine how high it was for that time? In general, the largest tombs of Egypt were erected in the deserts at a time when the fourth dynasty of the pharaohs (Cheops, Chefren, Mykerina) was in power.
By the way, the construction of the pyramids for the pharaohs was then the only external manifestation of the power of the Egyptian rulers, which made it possible to rally the forces of the ancient Egyptians, directing them in any desired direction.
From civil strife to unification!
And yet, the absolute pharaoh's power did not save Egypt from disintegration and internecine wars. Soon the country simply broke up into separate areas that were at war with each other. For more than two hundred years internecine wars and unrest continued. The ancient Egyptians themselves called this period the Great Decay, and later historians will dub it the First Decay of Egypt. It is curious that the pharaohs during this period succeeded each other almost every day! For example, the 70 rulers of the Sixth Dynasty were only in power for 70 days!
Middle Kingdom. History of the Ancient Egyptians
It happened during the reign of Mentuhotepe the First of the eleventh dynasty of pharaohs. Egypt under his rule again became one country. This period was called the Middle Kingdom.
You can say that this era is some kind of technological progress. The ancient Egyptians began to manufacture weapons and tools from bronze, an alloy of copper and tin. After all, bronze wasmuch stronger than copper, which means that weapons made from it were stronger - labor productivity increased. Professionally armed troops began to appear, conquering more and more lands.
The power of the country grew stronger, the power of the pharaoh became more and more influential! During this period, hieroglyphic writing appears, with the help of which many different stories, fairy tales, teachings and scientific texts were written, which, more or less, but reported on certain achievements in medicine, science and construction.
After some time, new civil strife will again weaken the unity of this mighty power, and the so-called Second disintegration of Egypt will happen. But that, friends, is another story.
