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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