Pharaonic Egypt
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Pharaonic Egypt refers to the ancient Egyptian civilization ruled by a succession of divine kings (pharaohs), renowned for its monumental architecture, hieroglyphic writing, and complex religious and funerary traditions.
All labels observed (17)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Pharaonic Egypt Context triple: [Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur, associatedWith, Pharaonic Egypt]
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Old Kingdom of Egypt
The Old Kingdom of Egypt was an early period of ancient Egyptian civilization, often called the "Age of the Pyramids," marked by centralized pharaonic power and the construction of monumental stone pyramids and tomb complexes.
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Egypt
Egypt is a transcontinental country in Northeast Africa and the Sinai Peninsula, renowned for its ancient civilization, monumental pyramids, and the Nile River.
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Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt was the period when Egypt was successively ruled by the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty and then incorporated into the Roman Empire, marked by a fusion of Egyptian, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures.
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Lower Egypt
Lower Egypt is the northern, Nile Delta region of ancient Egypt, encompassing the fertile lands around the river’s mouth and key cities such as Giza.
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Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt is the historically rich, predominantly rural southern region of Egypt stretching along the Nile Valley from south of Cairo toward Aswan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pharaonic Egypt Target entity description: Pharaonic Egypt refers to the ancient Egyptian civilization ruled by a succession of divine kings (pharaohs), renowned for its monumental architecture, hieroglyphic writing, and complex religious and funerary traditions.
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A.
Old Kingdom of Egypt
The Old Kingdom of Egypt was an early period of ancient Egyptian civilization, often called the "Age of the Pyramids," marked by centralized pharaonic power and the construction of monumental stone pyramids and tomb complexes.
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B.
Egypt
Egypt is a transcontinental country in Northeast Africa and the Sinai Peninsula, renowned for its ancient civilization, monumental pyramids, and the Nile River.
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C.
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt was the period when Egypt was successively ruled by the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty and then incorporated into the Roman Empire, marked by a fusion of Egyptian, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures.
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Lower Egypt
Lower Egypt is the northern, Nile Delta region of ancient Egypt, encompassing the fertile lands around the river’s mouth and key cities such as Giza.
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Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt is the historically rich, predominantly rural southern region of Egypt stretching along the Nile Valley from south of Cairo toward Aswan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (108)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient civilization
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ |
| architectureType |
hypostyle hall
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mastaba ⓘ pyramid ⓘ rock-cut tomb ⓘ |
| artStyle |
canon of proportions
ⓘ
frontalism ⓘ |
| burialPractice |
mummification
ⓘ
tomb construction ⓘ |
| burialText |
Book of the Dead
ⓘ
Coffin Texts ⓘ Pyramid Texts ⓘ |
| calendarType |
lunar calendar
ⓘ
solar calendar ⓘ |
| capital |
Memphis
ⓘ
Pi-Ramesses ⓘ Thebes ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| currency | barter economy ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| endTime | 30 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
ⓘ
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Egypt
|
| governmentForm | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | pharaoh ⓘ |
| inception | unification of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| keyConcept | maʿat ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colossal statues
ⓘ
complex funerary traditions ⓘ hieroglyphic writing ⓘ mathematics ⓘ medicine ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ mummification ⓘ obelisk construction ⓘ pyramids ⓘ solar and lunar calendars ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| legalSystem | customary law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nile Valley
ⓘ
Northeast Africa ⓘ |
| majorDeity |
Amun
ⓘ
Anubis ⓘ Horus ⓘ Isis ⓘ Osiris ⓘ Ra ⓘ |
| majorPharaoh |
Akhenaten
ⓘ
Hatshepsut ⓘ Khafre ⓘ Khufu ⓘ Menkaure ⓘ Ramesses II ⓘ Ramesses III ⓘ Thutmose III ⓘ Tutankhamun ⓘ |
| majorRiver | Nile ⓘ |
| majorSite |
Giza Pyramids
ⓘ
surface form:
Giza pyramid complex
Karnak Temple Complex ⓘ Luxor Temple ⓘ Saqqara necropolis ⓘ Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| maʿatRepresents |
cosmic order
ⓘ
justice ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| measurementSystem | Egyptian cubit ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| partOf |
ancient Near East
ⓘ
history of Egypt ⓘ |
| period |
Early Dynastic Egypt
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surface form:
Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
First Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ Late Period of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Late Period of ancient Egypt
Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ Second Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ Third Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| socialClass |
artisans
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ peasants ⓘ pharaoh ⓘ priests ⓘ scribes ⓘ slaves ⓘ |
| socialStructure | hierarchical society ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 3100 BCE ⓘ |
| tradeGoods |
gold
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grain ⓘ incense ⓘ linen ⓘ papyrus ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| tradePartner |
Levant region
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surface form:
Levant
Nubia ⓘ Punt ⓘ |
| unifiedBy |
Narmer
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surface form:
Menes
Narmer ⓘ |
| writingDirection |
left-to-right
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right-to-left ⓘ top-to-bottom ⓘ |
| writingMaterial | papyrus ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Egyptian hieroglyphs
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demotic script ⓘ hieratic script ⓘ |
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