Predynastic Egypt

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf City
gptkbp:built c. 6000–3150 BC
gptkbp:characterizedBy development of agriculture
formation of social hierarchies
gptkbp:developedBy Early Dynastic Period
gptkbp:exhibits artistic expression
burial_practices
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Predynastic Egypt
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Badarian_culture
gptkb:Naqada_culture
chiefdoms
Faiyum_culture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Nile_River
gptkbp:isChallengedBy gptkb:Old_Kingdom
gptkbp:isLocatedIn Northeast_Africa
gptkbp:knownFor trade networks
pottery styles
gptkbp:partOf Egyptian_history
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Dynastic_Egypt
gptkbp:saw cultural diversity
domestication of animals
increased population density
establishment of trade routes
increased agricultural production
use of flint tools
development of metallurgy
development of religious practices
increased interaction with neighboring cultures
use of animal husbandry
development of trade in raw materials
increased agricultural techniques
advancements in textile production
construction of large structures
development of communal burial sites
development of communal structures
development of early forms of art
development of early forms of governance
development of early forms of writing.
development of early religious beliefs
development of irrigation techniques
development of religious iconography
development of social stratification
development of trade in luxury goods
development of trade with neighboring regions
emergence of elite classes
emergence of political organization
emergence of writing
increased craft specialization
increased reliance on fishing and hunting
increased use of symbolism in artifacts
use of copper tools
use of ochre in burial practices
use of pottery for storage
cultural_exchanges_with_Mesopotamia
increased_trade_with_the_Levant
influence_from_Nubia
influence_from_the_Sahara
gptkbp:wasPartOf Neolithic_period_in_Egypt