Mentuhotep II

(noun)

A pharaoh of the Eleventh Dynasty, who defeated the Heracleopolitan Kings and unified Egypt. Often considered the first pharaoh of the Middle Kingdom.

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Examples of Mentuhotep II in the following topics:

  • Sculpture of the Middle Kingdom

    • Mentuhotep II restored stability in 2041 BCE after launching an attack that met with little resistance.
    • After toppling the last rulers of the Tenth Dynasty, Mentuhotep II began consolidating his power over all Egypt, completing the process circa 2000 BCE.
    • Mentuhotep II, seated, holds the crook as a symbol of power.

  • The First Intermediate Period

    • One was the extremely long reign of Pepi II (the last major king of the Sixth Dynasty), and the resulting succession issues.
    • Kheti I was succeeded by Kheti II, also known as Meryibre, whose reign was essentially peaceful but experienced problems in the Nile Delta.
    • They were succeeded by a line of kings who were all called Mentuhotep.
    • Mentuhotep II, also known as Nebhepetra, would eventually defeat the Heracleopolitan kings around 2033 BCE, and unify the country to continue the Eleventh Dynasty and bring Egypt into the Middle Kingdom.
    • Painted sandstone seated statue of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II, Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

  • The Middle Kingdom

    • Toward the end of the First Intermediate Period, Mentuhotep II and his successors unified Egypt under a single rule, and commanded such faraway locations as Nubia and the Sinai.
    • The reign of Amenemhat II, successor to Senusret I, has been characterized as largely peaceful.
    • In his 33rd regnal year, he appointed his son, Senusret II, co-regent.
    • There is no evidence of military activity during the reign of Senusret II.

  • Nubia

    • Mentuhotep II (21st century BCE founder of the Middle Kingdom) is recorded to have undertaken campaigns against Kush in the 29th and 31st years of his reign.
    • Piye was defeated by the Assyrian king Shalmaneser V and then his successor Sargon II in the 720s BCE.

  • Meiosis II

    • In contrast to meiosis I, meiosis II resembles a normal mitosis.
    • The two cells produced in meiosis I go through the events of meiosis II together.
    • The process of chromosome alignment differs between meiosis I and meiosis II.
    • In prometaphase II, microtubules attach to the kinetochores of sister chromatids, and the sister chromatids are arranged at the midpoint of the cells in metaphase II.
    • In anaphase II, the sister chromatids are separated.

  • Casualties of World War II

  • Europe After World War II

  • Copper

    • In aqueous solutions, copper(II) exists as [Cu(H2O)6]2+.
    • Copper(II) chloride and copper combine to form copper(I) chloride.
    • In aqueous solutions, copper(II) exists as [Cu(H2O)6]2+.
    • Many other oxyanions form complexes: these include copper(II) acetate, copper(II) nitrate, and copper(II) carbonate.
    • Amino acids form very stable chelate complexes with copper(II).

  • 95% Critical Values of the Sample Correlation Coefficient Table

  • Type II (Cytotoxic) Reactions

    • In type II (cytotoxic) hypersensitivity, the antibodies produced by the immune response bind to antigens on the patient's own cell surfaces.
    • In type II hypersensitivity (or cytotoxic hypersensitivity), the antibodies produced by the immune response bind to antigens on the patient's own cell surfaces.
    • Another form of type II hypersensitivity is called antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC).
    • Autoimmune diseases resemble type II-IV hypersensitivity reactions.
    • Below are some examples of Type II hypersensitivity-like autoimmunity.