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Ancient Egypt
*13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, & 17th Dynasties
(1783-1539 BC)
*Few monuments from this period survived
*Each king reigned only short time
*Some of these kings born commoners
*Eastern Delta region broke away
*1700 Earliest evidence diagnostic medicine
*1650 Capital moved to Thebes - building
*1650 - 1580 Book of the Dead 1st appears
*1560 War between Thebes & Asiatic ruler