From c.2700 B.C.E to c.1050 B.C.E, Egypt was divided in three kingdoms in three different periods. The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms and each kingdoms had their own characteristics and achievements.
Egypt’s Old Kingdom was one of the most dynamic periods in Egyptian art. In the third dynasty, 2649 B.C.E-2575 B.C.E, King Djoser’s architect, Imhotep, used a series of stepped stone mastabas instead of the classic mastaba to house the bodies of their kings and queens. The artistic geniuses of the Old Kingdom went on to develop sophisticated tombs based on Imhotep designs. Throughout the Old Kingdom, architects began to realise the beauty of stepped mastabas to create simple, triangular pyramids. The kings of the fourth dynasty began supervising some of the greatest structures in history. The pyramids of Khufu, Khefren, Menkaure, and the Great Sphinx are famous structure that were built in the fourth dynasty of the Old Kingdom. The Great Sphinx was proclaimed to vision, organizational power, and …show more content…
Trade started to revive and spices, resins, timber, and minerals were traded with other settlements along the Nile River Delta and the eastern Mediterranean. Along with trade, fine arts and literature flourished. One of the finest pieces of literature written during the Middle Kingdom was ”The Autobiography of Si-nuhe”, which was narrative of a high-ranking court official who went into self-exile for a long time and then to be praised and awarded great honors. The story shows the sharp contrast between the life of royalty to the harshness of the desert. The Middle Kingdom was known for its organization and power. Egypt become an empire by ruling more distant and foreign people in Nubia and the Middle East. But interacted with other settlements caused their demise, the Nubians and Hyksos drove out the Egyptians. The Middle Kingdom ended c.2400
Egypt’s Old Kingdom was one of the most dynamic periods in Egyptian art. In the third dynasty, 2649 B.C.E-2575 B.C.E, King Djoser’s architect, Imhotep, used a series of stepped stone mastabas instead of the classic mastaba to house the bodies of their kings and queens. The artistic geniuses of the Old Kingdom went on to develop sophisticated tombs based on Imhotep designs. Throughout the Old Kingdom, architects began to realise the beauty of stepped mastabas to create simple, triangular pyramids. The kings of the fourth dynasty began supervising some of the greatest structures in history. The pyramids of Khufu, Khefren, Menkaure, and the Great Sphinx are famous structure that were built in the fourth dynasty of the Old Kingdom. The Great Sphinx was proclaimed to vision, organizational power, and …show more content…
Trade started to revive and spices, resins, timber, and minerals were traded with other settlements along the Nile River Delta and the eastern Mediterranean. Along with trade, fine arts and literature flourished. One of the finest pieces of literature written during the Middle Kingdom was ”The Autobiography of Si-nuhe”, which was narrative of a high-ranking court official who went into self-exile for a long time and then to be praised and awarded great honors. The story shows the sharp contrast between the life of royalty to the harshness of the desert. The Middle Kingdom was known for its organization and power. Egypt become an empire by ruling more distant and foreign people in Nubia and the Middle East. But interacted with other settlements caused their demise, the Nubians and Hyksos drove out the Egyptians. The Middle Kingdom ended c.2400