... line was diluted, thereby reducing the pharaoh's power. In addition, the royal treasury was rapidly being depleted due to maintenance costs of pyramids, the construction of new pyramids, and numerous gifts to the priesthood and nobles. It wasn't long before the priesthood and the nobles were as wealthy as the ... ; Isis could be compared to the Virgin Mary, and Satan to Seth. Although great changes were made in religion, even greater advances in Egyptian art were evident. The Middle Kingdom bore witness to the finest pieces of jewelry ever crafted in Egypt. Craftsmen used semi-precious s...

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... Egypt and Nubia declined. The economic and artistic high point of this period is referred to as Merotic (Adams p. 63). Meroe Pyramids were derived from Egyptian pyramids but were more impressive although they were smaller than the Old Kingdom Egyptian royal pyramids. In contrast, the Greek style of pottery was called Geometric from 1000-700 B.C. The Orientalizing style from 700-640 B.C. showed ... influences from Eastern art, with the development of monumental sculptures. Stylistic categories of Greek art that followed Orientalizing Art are Archaic (600-480 B.C.), Classical (530-400 B.C....

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... comprised all the way up through the sixth dynasty of Egyptian rulers. This was a time of great wealth, splendor, and prosperity. The wealth of Egypt during this time period is made very clear in that the greatest pyramids in the history of the country were built to house ... pharaohs; they established their own communities and lived by their own laws. Eventually, as their numbers increased, they threatened the power of the Egyptian monarchy itself and Egypt fell into disarray. This period, the Second Intermediate Period, saw Egypt ruled by foreign kings for almost a hundred years ... E...

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