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Learn about the Egyptian Dynasties with our fast fact sheets. |
Definition of the
1st Dynasty
First Dynasty Dates: c3100 - 2770 B.C.
Ancient Egyptian Dynasties
Ancient
Egytian
Dynasties
Early
Dynastic
Period:
1st -
2nd
Dynasties
The Old
Kingdome
3rd -
6th
Dynasties
1st
Intermediate
Period
7th -
10th
Dynasties
The
Middle
Kingdom
11th -
12th
Dynasties
2nd
Intermediate
Period
13th -
20th
Dynasties
The New
Kingdom
18th -
20th
Dynasties
Post
Empire
21st -
31st
Dynasties
Principle Gods
Ancient Egyptian Kings of the 1st Dynasty Name - Dates of Reign King Narmer - Exact Date Unknown KIng Hor-Aha - Exact Date UnknownKing Djer - Exact Date Unknown King Djet - Exact Date UnknownQueen Merneith - Exact Date Unknown King Den - Exact Date UnknownKing Adjib - Exact Date Unknown King Semerkhet - Exact Date UnknownKing Qa'a - Exact Date Unknown Also refer to King MenesKings of the First Dynasty
History of the 1st Dynasty Pharaohs Ancient Egyptian History - 1st Dynasty Fact Sheet Fact 1 on 1st Dynasty: The Predynastic warriors in the Nile Delta of Lower Egypt, led by the ancient kings such as Scorpion, made the first moves to subdue the population of disparate settlements and quarrelsome leaders in their attempt to merge the area under one ruler. Fact 2 on 1st Dynasty: King Narmer (also refer to Menes) established the 1st Egyptian Dynasty Fact 3 on 1st Dynasty: King Narmer and his son King Hor-Aha built the city of Memphis in Lower Egypt in which he established as his capital, building a great palace on the site. Fact 4 on 1st Dynasty: Narmer is the name of the king who is depicted on this ancient artefact known as the Narmer Palette. Fact 5 on 1st Dynasty: The first kings who followed Narmer continued military campaigns aimed at the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. Fact 6 on 1st Dynasty: The kings of the period then conducted military campaigns in the desert areas that bordered Upper Egypt and these campaigns extended into the Sinai. Fact 7 on 1st Dynasty: The Asian inhabitants of the desert areas were nomadic tribes of Bedouins. Conflicts between the Bedouins and the Egyptians were fiercely fought as the Egyptians needed to keep control of the quarries and mines in the desert areas. Fact 8 on 1st Dynasty: The Eastern Desert, that bordered on the Red Sea, was inhabited by tribes of nomads called Troglodytes. Fact 9 on 1st Dynasty: The capital of Egypt changed from Memphis to Thinis during this era. Fact 10 on 1st Dynasty: King Den is recorded as quelling the Troglodytes on the Palermo Stone. Fact 11 on 1st Dynasty: An ivory label from the period also shows Den 'smiting an Asiatic'. The label bears the inscription 'first time of striking the easterners' and shows Den with a mace held above his head about to club an Asiatic chief. Fact 12 on 1st Dynasty: The stone quarried in the mines of the desert were put to use by the early pharaohs who initiated the building of great monuments and tombs, a tradition that would continue for over 3000 years. Fact 13 on 1st Dynasty: Den's tomb at Abydos was part of a large burial complex. The tomb itself is the earliest example of stone built architecture found in ancient Egypt. Fact 14 on 1st Dynasty: The large burial complexes held the bodies of those sacrificed with the kings of the era. Human sacrifice and animal sacrifice both played a part in the funerary rituals. Fact 15 on 1st Dynasty: The funerary rituals involving animal and human sacrifice were due to the religious belief that the pharaoh would require servants and animals in the Afterlife. Fact 16 on 1st Dynasty: The practise of human sacrifice ceased at the end of the first dynasty of pharaohs when 'shabtis' took the place of actual people. Shabtis were small funerary statuettes that were placed in tombs to perform tasks for the deceased in the afterlife. Ancient Egyptian History - 1st Dynasty Fact Sheet
Pictures of the Asian enemies of ancient Egypt The traditional enemies of Egypt were collectively referred to as the 'Nine Bows' reflecting the weapons they used.
History of the 1st Dynasty Pharaohs
1st Dynasty Chronology - Succession and History
of the Kings Chronology of the Kings Name - Dates of Reign King Narmer - Exact Dates Unknown KIng or-Aha - Exact Dates UnknownKing Djer - Exact Dates Unknown King Djet - Exact Dates UnknownQueen Merneith - Exact Dates Unknown King Den - Exact Dates UnknownKing Adjib - Exact Dates Unknown King Semerkhet - Exact Dates UnknownKing Qa'a - Exact Dates Unknown Chronology of the Kings
1st Dynasty History
Ancient Egyptian History
Egytian
Time
Periods
Prehistoric
Egytpt
5000 -
3100BCE
Early
Dynastic
Period:
3100 -
2686 BCE
The Old
Kingdom
2686 -
2181 BCE
1st
Intermediate
Period
2181 -
2134 BCE
The
Middle
Kingdom
2134 -
1782 BCE
2nd
Interm
ediate
Period
1782 -
1550 BCE
The New
Kingdom
1550 -
1069 BCE
3rd
Interm
ediate
Period
1069 -
664 BCE
The Late
Period
664 -
332 BCE
Ptolemaic
Egypt
332 - 30
BCE
Roman &
Byzantine
Egypt 30
BCE -
641 CE
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