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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkb:fictional_universe
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gptkbp:art_style
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formal and idealized
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gptkbp:artistic_focus
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afterlife
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gptkbp:capital
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gptkb:Memphis
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gptkbp:cultivation
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based on Nile flooding
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gptkbp:cultural_influence
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gptkb:art_and_architecture
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gptkbp:decline
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due to internal strife
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 500 years
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gptkbp:ended
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c. 2181 BC
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gptkbp:follows
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Early Dynastic Period
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gptkbp:founded_in
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centralized state
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gptkbp:government
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theocratic monarchy
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gptkbp:historical_legacy
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influenced later periods
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Old Kingdom
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gptkbp:innovation
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corbel arch
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Middle_Egyptian
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gptkbp:military_service
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gptkb:defensive_structure
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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development of pyramid construction
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gptkbp:notable_artifact
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gptkb:Great_Pyramid_of_Giza
gptkb:Pyramid_of_Khafre
gptkb:Step_Pyramid_of_Djoser
gptkb:Pyramid_of_Menkaure
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gptkbp:notable_event
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expansion of trade routes
increased agricultural production
unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
artistic flourishing
development of administrative systems
construction of mortuary temples
construction of the Sphinx
development of royal cults
establishment of Memphis as capital
establishment of a writing system
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:Khamerernebty_I
gptkb:Imhotep
gptkb:Hetepheres_I
gptkb:Khentkaus_I
gptkb:Meritites_I
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gptkbp:notable_for
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gptkb:Giza
gptkb:Dashur
gptkb:Abusir
gptkb:Saqqara
gptkb:Pyramid_Texts
construction of pyramids
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gptkbp:notable_ruler
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gptkb:Sneferu
gptkb:Djoser
gptkb:Khufu
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gptkbp:precedes
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First Intermediate Period
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gptkbp:religion
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polytheistic
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gptkbp:royal_tombs
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built in pyramids
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gptkbp:social_structure
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hierarchical
nomes
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gptkbp:system
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hieroglyphs
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gptkbp:trade
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extensive with neighboring regions
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkb:monarchy
gptkb:stage_play
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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