Second Intermediate Period

(noun)

Spanning the Fourteenth to Seventeenth Dynasties, a period of Egyptian history where power was split between the Hyksos and a Theban-based dynasty in Upper Egypt.

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  • The Second Intermediate Period

    • The Second Intermediate Period (c. 1650-1550 BCE) spanned the Fourteenth to Seventeenth Dynasties, and was a period in which decentralized rule split Egypt between the Theban-based Seventeenth Dynasty in Upper Egypt and the Sixteenth Dynasty under the Hyksos in the north.
    • The Second Intermediate Period (c. 1782-1550 BCE) marks a time when Ancient Egypt once again fell into disarray between the end of the Middle Kingdom, and the start of the New Kingdom.
    • It is best known as the period when the Hyksos, who reigned during the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Dynasties, made their appearance in Egypt.
    • Famine was an issue during this period, most notably during the reign of Neferhotep III.
    • Explain the dynamics between the various groups of people vying for power during the Second Intermediate Period

  • The New Kingdom

    • The New Kingdom of Egypt, also referred to as the Egyptian Empire, is the period in ancient Egyptian history between 1550-1070 BCE, covering the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties of Egypt.
    • The New Kingdom followed the Second Intermediate Period, and was succeeded by the Third Intermediate Period.
    • The Nineteenth and Twentieth Dynasties (1292-1069 BCE) are also known as the Ramesside period, after the eleven pharaohs that took the name of Ramesses.
    • This was possibly a result of the foreign rule of the Hyksos during the Second Intermediate Period

  • The Middle Kingdom

    • The Middle Kingdom was a period of Egyptian history spanning the Eleventh through Twelfth Dynasty (2000-1700 BCE), when centralized power consolidated a unified Egypt.
    • The Middle Kingdom, also known as the Period of Reunification, is a period in the history of Ancient Egypt stretching from the end of the Eleventh Dynasty to the end of the Twelfth Dynasty, roughly between 2000-1700 BCE.
    • 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.
    • During the First Intermediate Period, the governors of the nomes of Egypt— nomarchs—gained considerable power.
    • Thus began the final portion of the Thirteenth Dynasty, when southern kings continued to reign over Upper Egypt; when the unity of Egypt fully disintegrated, however, the Middle Kingdom gave way to the Second Intermediate Period.

  • The Third Intermediate Period

    • The Third Intermediate Period (c. 1069 - 664 BCE), which spanned the Twenty-First to Twenty-Sixth Dynasties, was marked by internal divisions within Egypt, along with conquest and rule by foreigners.
    • The Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt began with the death of the last pharaoh of the New Kingdom, Ramesses XI in 1070 BCE, and ended with the start of the Postdynastic Period.
    • The Third Intermediate Period was one of decline and political instability, and was marked by a division of the state for much of the period and conquest and rule by foreigners.
    • The Twenty-Second (c. 943 - 716 BCE) and Twenty-Third (c. 880 - 720 BCE) Dynasties
    • Describe the general landscape of the political chaos during Third Intermediate Period

  • The First Intermediate Period

    • The First Intermediate Period, the Seventh to Eleventh dynasties, spanned approximately one hundred years (2181-2055 BCE), and was characterized by political instability and conflict between the Heracleopolitan and Theban Kings.
    • The First Intermediate Period (c. 2181-2055 BCE), often described as a "dark period" in ancient Egyptian history after the end of the Old Kingdom, spanned approximately 100 years.
    • The First Intermediate Period was a dynamic time in history when rule of Egypt was roughly divided between two competing power bases: Heracleopolis in Lower Egypt, and Thebes in Upper Egypt.
    • The first three kings of the Eleventh Dynasty (all named Intef) were, therefore, also the last three kings of the First Intermediate Period.
    • Describe the processes by which the First Intermediate Period occurred, and then transitioned into the Middle Kingdom

  • The Decline of Ancient Egypt

    • Ancient Egypt went through a series of occupations and suffered a slow decline over a long period of time.
    • First occupied by the Assyrians, then Persians, then Macedonians and Romans, Egyptians would never again reach the glorious heights of self-rule during previous periods.
    • Ancient Egypt went through a series of occupations and suffered a slow decline over a long period of time.
    • First occupied by the Assyrians, then Persians, then Macedonians and Romans, Egyptians would never again reach the glorious heights of self-rule during previous periods.

  • The Eastern Zhou Period

    • The Eastern Zhou period was divided into two halves.
    • Thus, the assassination marked the end of the Western Zhou period and the beginning of the Eastern Zhou period
    • This period lasted from about 771 - 476 BCE.
    • This period, in the second half of the Eastern Zhou, lasted from about 475 - 221 BCE, when China was united under the Qin dynasty.
    • This map shows the Warring States late in the period.

  • Archaic Greece

    • The Archaic period of Greek history lasted from the 8th century BCE to the second Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BCE.
    • It also laid the groundwork for the classical period, both politically and culturally.
    • Historians do have access to rich archaeological evidence from this period though that help to inform our understanding of Greek life during the Archaic period.
    • In the Archaic period, the Greek word tyrannos did not have the negative connotations it had later in the classical period.
    • The Iliad, however, has been placed immediately following the Greek Dark Age period.

  • The Chimu

    • This focus on large-scale irrigation persisted until the Late Intermediate period.
    • These inland areas began raising llamas as a supplemental source of meat, but by the Late Intermediate period and Late Horizon, inland sites started to rely on llamas as an essential transportation and food resource.

  • The Warring States Period

    • The Warring States period saw technological and philosophical development and the emergence of the Qin Dynasty.
    • The second part of the Eastern Zhou period, during which these few remaining states battled each other for total power, is known as the Warring States period.
    • This period also saw the further development of the philosophical movements that originated in the Hundred Schools of Thought of the Spring and Autumn period.
    • The Rise of the Qin State and Resolution of the Warring States Period
    • Demonstrate understanding of the main characteristics of the Warring States period