Abydos Dynasty

Examples of Abydos Dynasty in the following topics:

• The Second Intermediate Period

  • The capital of this dynasty was likely Avaris.
  • They would also conquer the Sixteenth Dynasty in Thebes and a local dynasty in Abydos (see below).
  • The Abydos Dynasty was a short-lived local dynasty that ruled over part of Upper Egypt and was contemporaneous with the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Dynasties c. 1650-1600 BCE.
  • The royal necropolis of the Abydos Dynasty was found in the southern part of Abydos, in an area called Anubis Mountain in ancient times, adjacent to the tombs of the Middle Kingdom rulers.
  • This map shows the possible extent of power of the Abydos Dynasty (in red).

• Art in the Early Dynastic Period

  • It is generally taken to include the First and Second Dynasties, lasting from the Protodynastic Period of Egypt until about 2686 BC, or the beginning of the Old Kingdom.
  • During the First Dynasty, the capital moved from Abydos to Memphis, with a unified Egypt ruled by an Egyptian god-king.
  • Abydos remained the major holy land in the south.
  • With the early dynasties, and for much of Egypt's history thereafter, the country came to be known as the Two Lands, and the rulers established a national administration and appointed royal governors.
  • It was also during this period that the Egyptian writing system was further developed: Initially composed of a few symbols, by the end of the third dynasty, it had been expanded to include more than 200 symbols, both phonograms and ideograms.

• Architecture of the Early Dynastic Period

  • Large tombs of pharaohs at Abydos and Naqada, in addition to cemeteries at Saqqara and Helwan near Memphis, reveal structures built largely of wood and mud bricks, with some small use of stone for walls and floors.
  • Tamarix was used to build boats such as the Abydos Boats.
  • Human sacrifice was practiced as part of the funerary rituals associated with all of the pharaohs of the first dynasty.
  • It is clearly demonstrated as existing during this dynasty by retainers being buried near each pharaoh's tomb as well as animals sacrificed for the burial.
  • For unknown reasons, this practice ended with the conclusion of the dynasty, with shabtis taking the place of actual people to aid the pharaohs with the work expected of them in the afterlife.

• Egyptian Pharaohs as God-Kings

  • Indeed, Narmer is the earliest recorded king of the First Dynasty: he appears first on the king lists of Den and Qa'a.
  • This shows that Narmer was recognized by the first dynasty kings as an important founding figure.
  • The 3rd-century BCE Egyptian priest Manetho grouped the long line of pharaohs from Menes to his own time into 30 dynasties, a system still used today.
  • The increasing power and wealth of the pharaohs during the early dynastic period was reflected in their elaborate mastaba tombs and mortuary cult structures at Abydos, which were used to celebrate the deified pharaoh after his death.
  • He is thought to be the successor to the Protodynastic pharaohs Scorpion (or Selk) and/or Ka, and he is considered by some to be the unifier of Egypt and founder of the First Dynasty—therefore the first pharaoh of unified Egypt.

• The Qing Dynasty

• Introduction to the Shang Dynasty

  • The Shang Dynasty (also called the Yin Dynasty) succeeded the Xia Dynasty, and was followed by the Zhou Dynasty.
  • Jie, the last king of the Xia Dynasty (the first Chinese dynasty), was overthrown c. 1760 BCE by Cheng Tang.
  • While scholars still debate whether the Xia Dynasty actually existed, there is little doubt  that the Shang Dynasty existed.
  • The Shang Dynasty is, therefore, generally considered China's first historical dynasty.
  • The Shang Dynasty is the oldest Chinese dynasty supported by archaeological finds.

• The Qing Dynasty and the West

• The Qin Dynasty

  • The Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE), though short-lived, is known for its military strength and its unification of China.
  • The Qin Dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of China, lasting only 15 years from 221 to 206 BCE.
  • Despite its military strength, however, the Dynasty did not last long.
  • Picture of Qin Dynasty Arcuballista Bolts shown with Regular Handheld Crossbow Bolts, 5th- 3rd century B.C.
  • Describe the establishment of the first imperial dynasty of China, and the architecture, literature, weaponry and sculpture it produced.

• The Xia Dynasty

  • After the final ruler became corrupt, he was overthrown by Cheng Tang, who founded the Shang Dynasty.
  • According to this history, the last of the great Five Emperors, Emperor Shun, left his throne to Yu the Great, who founded China's First Dynasty, the Xia Dynasty.
  • This led to his overthrow in c. 1760 BCE by Cheng Tang, who founded a new dynasty, the Shang Dynasty, in the Huang River Valley.
  • Many argue that the Zhou Dynasty, which ruled China much later, invented the idea of the Xia Dynasty to support their claim that China could only be, and had always been, ruled by one ruler.
  • This hanging scroll shows Yu the Great, as imagined by Song Dynasty painter Ma Lin.

• Rise of the Tang Dynasty

  • The Tang dynasty (Chinese: 唐朝) was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
  • Decline of the Sui Dynasty and the Founding of the Tang
  • The Sui dynasty was a short-lived imperial dynasty of pivotal significance.
  • The Sui dynasty was succeeded by the Tang dynasty, which largely inherited its foundation.
  • Wu's rule was actually a short break in the Tang dynasty, as she established the short-lived Zhou dynasty; the Tang dynasty was restored after her rule.