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9781405160704

A History of Ancient Egypt

by Van De Mieroop, Marc
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    9781405160704

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    1405160705

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  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-08-30
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

Outlining the major political and cultural events, A History of Ancient Egypt is an authoritative and accessible introduction to this fascinating ancient culture. An accessible chronological narrative that draws on a range of historical sources Offers an up-to-date survey of ancient Egypt's history from its origins to its domination by the Roman Empire Considers social and economic life and the rich culture of ancient Egypt Places Egypt's history within its regional context, detailing interactions with Asia and Africa Engages students with various perspectives on a range of critical issues with the Key Debate section included in each chapter Makes the latest discoveries and scholarship accessible to a wide audience

Author Biography

Marc Van De Mieroop is Professor of History at Columbia University. He is the author and editor of numerous publications on the Ancient Near East and ancient Egypt, including A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000 - 323 B.C., 2nd edition (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), The Eastern Mediterranean in the Age of Ramesses II (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007) and King Hammurabi of Babylon (Wiley-Blackwell, 2005).

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
List of Color Plates
List of Maps
List of Boxed Texts
List of Summaries of Dynastic History
Preface
Introductory Concerns
What Is Ancient Egypt?
Egypt's Geography
The Makeup of Egyptian Historical Sources
The Egyptians and their Past
The Chronology of Egyptian History
Prehistoric Developments
The Formation of the Egyptian State (ca. 3400-2686)
Sources
Royal Cemeteries and Cities
The First Kings
Ideological Foundations of the New State
The Invention of Writing
Foreign Relations
The Great Pyramid Builders (ca. 2686-2345)
Sources
The Evolution of the Mortuary Complex
Administrating the Old Kingdom State
Ideological Debates?
Foreign Relations
Later Traditions about the Old Kingdom
The End of the Old Kingdom and the First Intermediate Period (ca. 2345-2055)
Sources
The Rise of the Regions and Political Fragmentation
Foreign Relations
Competition between Herakleopolis and Thebes
Appraising the First Intermediate Period
The Middle Kingdom (ca. 2055-1650)
Sources and Chronology
Kings and Regional Elites
Kings as Warriors
Egypt in the Wider World
The Cult of Osiris
Middle Kingdom Literature and Its Impact on Egyptian Culture
The Second Intermediate Period and the Hyksos (ca. 1700-1550)
Sources and Chronology
Avaris: The Multiple Transformations of a Delta City
The Hyksos
Nubia and the Kingdom of Kush
Thebes in the Middle
The Hyksos in Later Perspective
The Birth of Empire: The Early 18th Dynasty (ca. 1550-1390)
Egypt in a New World Order
Sources and Chronology
Egypt at War
Egypt and the Outside World
Domestic Issues
The Amarna Revolution and the Late 18th Dynasty (ca. 1390-1295)
An International Age
Amenhotep III: The Sun King
From Amenhotep III to Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten
Akhenaten
Akhenaten's Memory
The Ramessid Empire (ca. 1295-1203)
Domestic Policy: Restoration and Renewal
International Relations: Reforming the Empire
Rameses's Court
A Community of Tomb Builders
The End of Empire (ca. 1213-1070)
Problems at Court
Breakdown of Order
The Decline of Royal Power
Pressures from Abroad
End of the New Kingdom
The Third Intermediate Period (ca. 1069-715)
Sources and Chronology
Twin Cities: Thebes and Tanis (the 21st Dynasty, 1069-945)
Libyan Rule (22nd to 24th Dynasties, 945-715)
The End of the Third Intermediate Period
Egypt in the Age of Empires (ca. 715-332)
Sources and Chronology
The Eastern Mediterranean in the First Millennium
Egypt, Kush, and Assyria (ca. 715-656)
Egypt, Greeks, and Babylonians (656-525)
Recollections of the Past under the Kings of Kush and Sais
Egypt and Persia (525-332)
Greek and Roman Egypt (332 bc-ad 395)
Sources and Chronology
Alexandria and Philae
Kings, Queens, and Emperors
Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians
Economic Developments: Agriculture, Finance, and Trade
The African Hinterland
The Christianization of Egypt
Epilogue
Guide to Further Reading
Glossary
King List
Bibliography
Index
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