the 6th Dynasty

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dynasty
gptkbp:administrative_division Decentralization of power
gptkbp:architectural_style gptkb:tower
gptkbp:art_style Naturalism
Old Kingdom art
gptkbp:artwork Sculpture and reliefs
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Memphis
gptkbp:cultural_impact Art and architecture of Ancient Egypt
gptkbp:cultural_practices Mummification
gptkbp:dynasty Political instability
gptkbp:economy Agricultural economy
gptkbp:ends_at c. 2181 BC
gptkbp:fledging_period gptkb:Old_Kingdom
gptkbp:follows gptkb:5th_Dynasty
gptkbp:government_type Theocratic monarchy
gptkbp:historical_context First Intermediate Period
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:historical_source Royal annals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the 6th Dynasty
gptkbp:language gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Pepi_II
gptkb:Pepi_I
Teti
gptkbp:legacy Influence on later dynasties
gptkbp:military_branch Military campaigns in Nubia
gptkbp:notable_achievement Construction of pyramids
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Cultural_flourishing
Religious reforms
Expansion of trade routes
Cultural exchanges with neighboring regions
Artistic innovations
Establishment of trade networks
Increased foreign relations
Construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Decline of royal power
Rise of local governors
Development of writing and literature
Development of tomb architecture
Increased wealth from trade
Military expeditions to Sinai
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Mereruka
gptkb:Kagemni
Iti
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Pyramid_of_Pepi_I
gptkb:Pyramid_of_Teti
gptkb:Pyramid_of_Pepi_II
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Pyramid_Texts
gptkbp:precedes 7th Dynasty
gptkbp:religion Worship of Ra
Ancient Egyptian religion
gptkbp:significance Decline of the Old Kingdom
gptkbp:social_structure Centralized government
Pharaoh at the top
gptkbp:traded_on Increased trade with Nubia
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tomb_of_Kagemni
gptkb:the_tomb_of_Kagemni
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5