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es and monuments designed to remain standing throughout the passage of time. How
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the culture of Ancient Egypt was subject to a myriad of socio-political changes
brought about, on various circumstances, by the actions of people who controlle
d the nation. The initial unification of Egypt during the Late Predynastic Perio
d created the basis of the Egyptian state itself. Some of the practices native t
o the Old Kingdom such as Pyramid building were fashioned with the intention of
exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned by later dynasties.
Even more radical were some of the kings of the New Kingdom, as evidenced by Ak
henaton, the instigator of Atenism: a religion unfamiliar to the general populac
e of that time. The prosperity and stability perpetuated by the Ramesside Kings,
in particular Ramesses the Second, also represent a noteworthy change in the co
urse of Egyptian history. In glaring contrast to the desire for an intransient,
everlasting social order, Ancient Egypt is instead fraught with the vicissitudes
reminiscent of all great human civilizations. One of the defining characteristi
cs of the civilization of Ancient Egypt was a strong emphasis on permanence, ens
uring that established lifestyles and traditions would last forever. This precep
t was reflected in the construction of structures and monuments designed to rema
in standing throughout the passage of time. However, historical records portray
a significantly different reality: one in which the culture of Ancient Egypt was
subject to a myriad of socio-political changes brought about, on various circum
stances, by the actions of people who controlled the nation. The initial unifica
tion of Egypt during the Late Predynastic Period created the basis of the Egypti
an state itself. Some of the practices native to the Old Kingdom such as Pyramid
building were fashioned with the intention of exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet
were subsequently abandoned by later dynasties. Even more radical were some of t
he kings of the New Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenaton, the instigator of Atenis
m: a religion unfamiliar to the general populace of that time. The prosperity an
d stability perpetuated by the Ramesside Kings, in particular Ramesses the Secon
d, also represent a noteworthy change in the course of Egyptian history. In glar
ing contrast to the desire for an intransient, everlasting social order, Ancient
Egypt is instead fraught with the vicissitudes reminiscent of all great human c
ivilizations. One of the defining characteristics of the civilization of Ancient
Egypt was a strong emphasis on permanence, ensuring that established lifestyles
and traditions would last forever. This precept was reflected in the constructi
on of structures and monuments designed to remain standing throughout the passag
e of time. However, historical records portray a significantly different reality
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itical changes brought about, on various circumstances, by the actions of people
who controlled the nation. The initial unification of Egypt during the Late Pre
dynastic Period created the basis of the Egyptian state itself. Some of the prac
tices native to the Old Kingdom such as Pyramid building were fashioned with the
intention of exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned by la
ter dynasties. Even more radical were some of the kings of the New Kingdom, as e
videnced by Akhenaton, the instigator of Atenism: a religion unfamiliar to the g
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messide Kings, in particular Ramesses the Second, also represent a noteworthy ch
ange in the course of Egyptian history. In glaring contrast to the desire for an
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characteristics of the civilization of Ancient Egypt was a strong emphasis on p
ermanence, ensuring that established lifestyles and traditions would last foreve
r. This precept was reflected in the construction of structures and monuments de
signed to remain standing throughout the passage of time. However, historical re
cords portray a significantly different reality: one in which the culture of Anc
ient Egypt was subject to a myriad of socio-political changes brought about, on
various circumstances, by the actions of people who controlled the nation. The i
nitial unification of Egypt during the Late Predynastic Period created the basis
of the Egyptian state itself. Some of the practices native to the Old Kingdom s
uch as Pyramid building were fashioned with the intention of exalting the ruler
of Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned by later dynasties. Even more radical
were some of the kings of the New Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenaton, the instig
ator of Atenism: a religion unfamiliar to the general populace of that time. The
prosperity and stability perpetuated by the Ramesside Kings, in particular Rame
sses the Second, also represent a noteworthy change in the course of Egyptian hi
story. In glaring contrast to the desire for an intransient, everlasting social
order, Ancient Egypt is instead fraught with the vicissitudes reminiscent of all
great human civilizations. One of the defining characteristics of the civilizat
ion of Ancient Egypt was a strong emphasis on permanence, ensuring that establis
hed lifestyles and traditions would last forever. This precept was reflected in
the construction of structures and monuments designed to remain standing through
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ferent reality: one in which the culture of Ancient Egypt was subject to a myria
d of socio-political changes brought about, on various circumstances, by the act
ions of people who controlled the nation. The initial unification of Egypt durin
g the Late Predynastic Period created the basis of the Egyptian state itself. So
me of the practices native to the Old Kingdom such as Pyramid building were fash
ioned with the intention of exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently a
bandoned by later dynasties. Even more radical were some of the kings of the New
Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenaton, the instigator of Atenism: a religion unfam
iliar to the general populace of that time. The prosperity and stability perpetu
ated by the Ramesside Kings, in particular Ramesses the Second, also represent a
noteworthy change in the course of Egyptian history. In glaring contrast to the
desire for an intransient, everlasting social order, Ancient Egypt is instead f
raught with the vicissitudes reminiscent of all great human civilizations. One o
f the defining characteristics of the civilization of Ancient Egypt was a strong
emphasis on permanence, ensuring that established lifestyles and traditions wou
ld last forever. This precept was reflected in the construction of structures an
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historical records portray a significantly different reality: one in which the
culture of Ancient Egypt was subject to a myriad of socio-political changes brou
ght about, on various circumstances, by the actions of people who controlled the
nation. The initial unification of Egypt during the Late Predynastic Period cre
ated the basis of the Egyptian state itself. Some of the practices native to the
Old Kingdom such as Pyramid building were fashioned with the intention of exalt
ing the ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned by later dynasties. Even
more radical were some of the kings of the New Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenat
on, the instigator of Atenism: a religion unfamiliar to the general populace of
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articular Ramesses the Second, also represent a noteworthy change in the course
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asting social order, Ancient Egypt is instead fraught with the vicissitudes remi
niscent of all great human civilizations. One of the defining characteristics of
the civilization of Ancient Egypt was a strong emphasis on permanence, ensuring
that established lifestyles and traditions would last forever. This precept was
reflected in the construction of structures and monuments designed to remain st
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nificantly different reality: one in which the culture of Ancient Egypt was subj
ect to a myriad of socio-political changes brought about, on various circumstanc
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ding were fashioned with the intention of exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet were
subsequently abandoned by later dynasties. Even more radical were some of the ki
ngs of the New Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenaton, the instigator of Atenism: a
religion unfamiliar to the general populace of that time. The prosperity and sta
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so represent a noteworthy change in the course of Egyptian history. In glaring c
ontrast to the desire for an intransient, everlasting social order, Ancient Egyp
t is instead fraught with the vicissitudes reminiscent of all great human civili
zations. One of the defining characteristics of the civilization of Ancient Egyp
t was a strong emphasis on permanence, ensuring that established lifestyles and
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ntion of exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned by later d
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ned by later dynasties. Even more radical were some of the kings of the New King
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worthy change in the course of Egyptian history. In glaring contrast to the desi
re for an intransient, everlasting social order, Ancient Egypt is instead fraugh
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quently abandoned by later dynasties. Even more radical were some of the kings o
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present a noteworthy change in the course of Egyptian history. In glaring contra
st to the desire for an intransient, everlasting social order, Ancient Egypt is
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ns. One of the defining characteristics of the civilization of Ancient Egypt was
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tions would last forever. This precept was reflected in the construction of stru
ctures and monuments designed to remain standing throughout the passage of time.
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nges brought about, on various circumstances, by the actions of people who contr
olled the nation. The initial unification of Egypt during the Late Predynastic P
eriod created the basis of the Egyptian state itself. Some of the practices nati
ve to the Old Kingdom such as Pyramid building were fashioned with the intention
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nt, everlasting social order, Ancient Egypt is instead fraught with the vicissit
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istics of the civilization of Ancient Egypt was a strong emphasis on permanence,
ensuring that established lifestyles and traditions would last forever. This pr
ecept was reflected in the construction of structures and monuments designed to
remain standing throughout the passage of time. However, historical records port
ray a significantly different reality: one in which the culture of Ancient Egypt
was subject to a myriad of socio-political changes brought about, on various ci
rcumstances, by the actions of people who controlled the nation. The initial uni
fication of Egypt during the Late Predynastic Period created the basis of the Eg
yptian state itself. Some of the practices native to the Old Kingdom such as Pyr
amid building were fashioned with the intention of exalting the ruler of Egypt,
yet were subsequently abandoned by later dynasties. Even more radical were some
of the kings of the New Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenaton, the instigator of At
enism: a religion unfamiliar to the general populace of that time. The prosperit
y and stability perpetuated by the Ramesside Kings, in particular Ramesses the S
econd, also represent a noteworthy change in the course of Egyptian history. In
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ient Egypt is instead fraught with the vicissitudes reminiscent of all great hum
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yles and traditions would last forever. This precept was reflected in the constr
uction of structures and monuments designed to remain standing throughout the pa
ssage of time. However, historical records portray a significantly different rea
lity: one in which the culture of Ancient Egypt was subject to a myriad of socio
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ople who controlled the nation. The initial unification of Egypt during the Late
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practices native to the Old Kingdom such as Pyramid building were fashioned with
the intention of exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned b
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l records portray a significantly different reality: one in which the culture of
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ler of Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned by later dynasties. Even more radi
cal were some of the kings of the New Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenaton, the in
stigator of Atenism: a religion unfamiliar to the general populace of that time.
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n history. In glaring contrast to the desire for an intransient, everlasting soc
ial order, Ancient Egypt is instead fraught with the vicissitudes reminiscent of
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blished lifestyles and traditions would last forever. This precept was reflected
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yriad of socio-political changes brought about, on various circumstances, by the
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ly abandoned by later dynasties. Even more radical were some of the kings of the
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nfamiliar to the general populace of that time. The prosperity and stability per
petuated by the Ramesside Kings, in particular Ramesses the Second, also represe
nt a noteworthy change in the course of Egyptian history. In glaring contrast to
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ad fraught with the vicissitudes reminiscent of all great human civilizations. O
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rong emphasis on permanence, ensuring that established lifestyles and traditions
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ver, historical records portray a significantly different reality: one in which
the culture of Ancient Egypt was subject to a myriad of socio-political changes
brought about, on various circumstances, by the actions of people who controlled
the nation. The initial unification of Egypt during the Late Predynastic Period
created the basis of the Egyptian state itself. Some of the practices native to
the Old Kingdom such as Pyramid building were fashioned with the intention of e
xalting the ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned by later dynasties.
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enaton, the instigator of Atenism: a religion unfamiliar to the general populace
of that time. The prosperity and stability perpetuated by the Ramesside Kings,
in particular Ramesses the Second, also represent a noteworthy change in the cou
rse of Egyptian history. In glaring contrast to the desire for an intransient, e
verlasting social order, Ancient Egypt is instead fraught with the vicissitudes
reminiscent of all great human civilizations. One of the defining characteristic
s of the civilization of Ancient Egypt was a strong emphasis on permanence, ensu
ring that established lifestyles and traditions would last forever. This precept
was reflected in the construction of structures and monuments designed to remai
n standing throughout the passage of time. However, historical records portray a
significantly different reality: one in which the culture of Ancient Egypt was
subject to a myriad of socio-political changes brought about, on various circums
tances, by the actions of people who controlled the nation. The initial unificat
ion of Egypt during the Late Predynastic Period created the basis of the Egyptia
n state itself. Some of the practices native to the Old Kingdom such as Pyramid
building were fashioned with the intention of exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet w
ere subsequently abandoned by later dynasties. Even more radical were some of th
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stability perpetuated by the Ramesside Kings, in particular Ramesses the Second
, also represent a noteworthy change in the course of Egyptian history. In glari
ng contrast to the desire for an intransient, everlasting social order, Ancient
Egypt is instead fraught with the vicissitudes reminiscent of all great human ci
vilizations. One of the defining characteristics of the civilization of Ancient
Egypt was a strong emphasis on permanence, ensuring that established lifestyles
and traditions would last forever. This precept was reflected in the constructio
n of structures and monuments designed to remain standing throughout the passage
of time. However, historical records portray a significantly different reality:
one in which the culture of Ancient Egypt was subject to a myriad of socio-poli
tical changes brought about, on various circumstances, by the actions of people
who controlled the nation. The initial unification of Egypt during the Late Pred
ynastic Period created the basis of the Egyptian state itself. Some of the pract
ices native to the Old Kingdom such as Pyramid building were fashioned with the
intention of exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned by lat
er dynasties. Even more radical were some of the kings of the New Kingdom, as ev
idenced by Akhenaton, the instigator of Atenism: a religion unfamiliar to the ge
neral populace of that time. The prosperity and stability perpetuated by the Ram
esside Kings, in particular Ramesses the Second, also represent a noteworthy cha
nge in the course of Egyptian history. In glaring contrast to the desire for an
intransient, everlasting social order, Ancient Egypt is instead fraught with the
vicissitudes reminiscent of all great human civilizations. One of the defining
characteristics of the civilization of Ancient Egypt was a strong emphasis on pe
rmanence, ensuring that established lifestyles and traditions would last forever
. This precept was reflected in the construction of structures and monuments des
igned to remain standing throughout the passage of time. However, historical rec
ords portray a significantly different reality: one in which the culture of Anci
ent Egypt was subject to a myriad of socio-political changes brought about, on v
arious circumstances, by the actions of people who controlled the nation. The in
itial unification of Egypt during the Late Predynastic Period created the basis
of the Egyptian state itself. Some of the practices native to the Old Kingdom su
ch as Pyramid building were fashioned with the intention of exalting the ruler o
f Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned by later dynasties. Even more radical w
ere some of the kings of the New Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenaton, the instiga
tor of Atenism: a religion unfamiliar to the general populace of that time. The
prosperity and stability perpetuated by the Ramesside Kings, in particular Rames
ses the Second, also represent a noteworthy change in the course of Egyptian his
tory. In glaring contrast to the desire for an intransient, everlasting social o
rder, Ancient Egypt is instead fraught with the vicissitudes reminiscent of all
great human civilizations. One of the defining characteristics of the civilizati
on of Ancient Egypt was a strong emphasis on permanence, ensuring that establish
ed lifestyles and traditions would last forever. This precept was reflected in t
he construction of structures and monuments designed to remain standing througho
ut the passage of time. However, historical records portray a significantly diff
erent reality: one in which the culture of Ancient Egypt was subject to a myriad
of socio-political changes brought about, on various circumstances, by the acti
ons of people who controlled the nation. The initial unification of Egypt during
the Late Predynastic Period created the basis of the Egyptian state itself. Som
e of the practices native to the Old Kingdom such as Pyramid building were fashi
oned with the intention of exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently ab
andoned by later dynasties. Even more radical were some of the kings of the New
Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenaton, the instigator of Atenism: a religion unfami
liar to the general populace of that time. The prosperity and stability perpetua
ted by the Ramesside Kings, in particular Ramesses the Second, also represent a
noteworthy change in the course of Egyptian history. In glaring contrast to the
desire for an intransient, everlasting social order, Ancient Egypt is instead fr
aught with the vicissitudes reminiscent of all great human civilizations. One of
the defining characteristics of the civilization of Ancient Egypt was a strong
emphasis on permanence, ensuring that established lifestyles and traditions woul
d last forever. This precept was reflected in the construction of structures and
monuments designed to remain standing throughout the passage of time. However,
historical records portray a significantly different reality: one in which the c
ulture of Ancient Egypt was subject to a myriad of socio-political changes broug
ht about, on various circumstances, by the actions of people who controlled the
nation. The initial unification of Egypt during the Late Predynastic Period crea
ted the basis of the Egyptian state itself. Some of the practices native to the
Old Kingdom such as Pyramid building were fashioned with the intention of exalti
ng the ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned by later dynasties. Even
more radical were some of the kings of the New Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenato
n, the instigator of Atenism: a religion unfamiliar to the general populace of t
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rticular Ramesses the Second, also represent a noteworthy change in the course o
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sting social order, Ancient Egypt is instead fraught with the vicissitudes remin
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that established lifestyles and traditions would last forever. This precept was
reflected in the construction of structures and monuments designed to remain sta
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ificantly different reality: one in which the culture of Ancient Egypt was subje
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tion of exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned by later dy
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nce, ensuring that established lifestyles and traditions would last forever. Thi
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portray a significantly different reality: one in which the culture of Ancient E
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s circumstances, by the actions of people who controlled the nation. The initial
unification of Egypt during the Late Predynastic Period created the basis of th
e Egyptian state itself. Some of the practices native to the Old Kingdom such as
Pyramid building were fashioned with the intention of exalting the ruler of Egy
pt, yet were subsequently abandoned by later dynasties. Even more radical were s
ome of the kings of the New Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenaton, the instigator o
f Atenism: a religion unfamiliar to the general populace of that time. The prosp
erity and stability perpetuated by the Ramesside Kings, in particular Ramesses t
he Second, also represent a noteworthy change in the course of Egyptian history.
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Ancient Egypt is instead fraught with the vicissitudes reminiscent of all great
human civilizations. One of the defining characteristics of the civilization of
Ancient Egypt was a strong emphasis on permanence, ensuring that established li
festyles and traditions would last forever. This precept was reflected in the co
nstruction of structures and monuments designed to remain standing throughout th
e passage of time. However, historical records portray a significantly different
reality: one in which the culture of Ancient Egypt was subject to a myriad of s
ocio-political changes brought about, on various circumstances, by the actions o
f people who controlled the nation. The initial unification of Egypt during the
Late Predynastic Period created the basis of the Egyptian state itself. Some of
the practices native to the Old Kingdom such as Pyramid building were fashioned
with the intention of exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently abandon
ed by later dynasties. Even more radical were some of the kings of the New Kingd
om, as evidenced by Akhenaton, the instigator of Atenism: a religion unfamiliar
to the general populace of that time. The prosperity and stability perpetuated b
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orthy change in the course of Egyptian history. In glaring contrast to the desir
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defining characteristics of the civilization of Ancient Egypt was a strong empha
sis on permanence, ensuring that established lifestyles and traditions would las
t forever. This precept was reflected in the construction of structures and monu
ments designed to remain standing throughout the passage of time. However, histo
rical records portray a significantly different reality: one in which the cultur
e of Ancient Egypt was subject to a myriad of socio-political changes brought ab
out, on various circumstances, by the actions of people who controlled the natio
n. The initial unification of Egypt during the Late Predynastic Period created t
he basis of the Egyptian state itself. Some of the practices native to the Old K
ingdom such as Pyramid building were fashioned with the intention of exalting th
e ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned by later dynasties. Even more
radical were some of the kings of the New Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenaton, th
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lar Ramesses the Second, also represent a noteworthy change in the course of Egy
ptian history. In glaring contrast to the desire for an intransient, everlasting
social order, Ancient Egypt is instead fraught with the vicissitudes reminiscen
t of all great human civilizations. One of the defining characteristics of the c
ivilization of Ancient Egypt was a strong emphasis on permanence, ensuring that
established lifestyles and traditions would last forever. This precept was refle
cted in the construction of structures and monuments designed to remain standing
throughout the passage of time. However, historical records portray a significa
ntly different reality: one in which the culture of Ancient Egypt was subject to
a myriad of socio-political changes brought about, on various circumstances, by
the actions of people who controlled the nation. The initial unification of Egy
pt during the Late Predynastic Period created the basis of the Egyptian state it
self. Some of the practices native to the Old Kingdom such as Pyramid building w
ere fashioned with the intention of exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet were subseq
uently abandoned by later dynasties. Even more radical were some of the kings of
the New Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenaton, the instigator of Atenism: a religi
on unfamiliar to the general populace of that time. The prosperity and stability
perpetuated by the Ramesside Kings, in particular Ramesses the Second, also rep
resent a noteworthy change in the course of Egyptian history. In glaring contras
t to the desire for an intransient, everlasting social order, Ancient Egypt is i
nstead fraught with the vicissitudes reminiscent of all great human civilization
s. One of the defining characteristics of the civilization of Ancient Egypt was
a strong emphasis on permanence, ensuring that established lifestyles and tradit
ions would last forever. This precept was reflected in the construction of struc
tures and monuments designed to remain standing throughout the passage of time.
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ich the culture of Ancient Egypt was subject to a myriad of socio-political chan
ges brought about, on various circumstances, by the actions of people who contro
lled the nation. The initial unification of Egypt during the Late Predynastic Pe
riod created the basis of the Egyptian state itself. Some of the practices nativ
e to the Old Kingdom such as Pyramid building were fashioned with the intention
of exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned by later dynasti
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lace of that time. The prosperity and stability perpetuated by the Ramesside Kin
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ay a significantly different reality: one in which the culture of Ancient Egypt
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ptian state itself. Some of the practices native to the Old Kingdom such as Pyra
mid building were fashioned with the intention of exalting the ruler of Egypt, y
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f the kings of the New Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenaton, the instigator of Ate
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ent Egypt was a strong emphasis on permanence, ensuring that established lifesty
les and traditions would last forever. This precept was reflected in the constru
ction of structures and monuments designed to remain standing throughout the pas
sage of time. However, historical records portray a significantly different real
ity: one in which the culture of Ancient Egypt was subject to a myriad of socio-
political changes brought about, on various circumstances, by the actions of peo
ple who controlled the nation. The initial unification of Egypt during the Late
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ractices native to the Old Kingdom such as Pyramid building were fashioned with
the intention of exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned by
later dynasties. Even more radical were some of the kings of the New Kingdom, a
s evidenced by Akhenaton, the instigator of Atenism: a religion unfamiliar to th
e general populace of that time. The prosperity and stability perpetuated by the
Ramesside Kings, in particular Ramesses the Second, also represent a noteworthy
change in the course of Egyptian history. In glaring contrast to the desire for
an intransient, everlasting social order, Ancient Egypt is instead fraught with
the vicissitudes reminiscent of all great human civilizations. One of the defin
ing characteristics of the civilization of Ancient Egypt was a strong emphasis o
n permanence, ensuring that established lifestyles and traditions would last for
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sis of the Egyptian state itself. Some of the practices native to the Old Kingdo
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tigator of Atenism: a religion unfamiliar to the general populace of that time.
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amesses the Second, also represent a noteworthy change in the course of Egyptian
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zation of Ancient Egypt was a strong emphasis on permanence, ensuring that estab
lished lifestyles and traditions would last forever. This precept was reflected
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familiar to the general populace of that time. The prosperity and stability perp
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ligion unfamiliar to the general populace of that time. The prosperity and stabi
lity perpetuated by the Ramesside Kings, in particular Ramesses the Second, also
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sient, everlasting social order, Ancient Egypt is instead fraught with the vicis
situdes reminiscent of all great human civilizations. One of the defining charac
teristics of the civilization of Ancient Egypt was a strong emphasis on permanen
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abandoned by later dynasties. Even more radical were some of the kings of the N
ew Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenaton, the instigator of Atenism: a religion unf
amiliar to the general populace of that time. The prosperity and stability perpe
tuated by the Ramesside Kings, in particular Ramesses the Second, also represent
a noteworthy change in the course of Egyptian history. In glaring contrast to t
he desire for an intransient, everlasting social order, Ancient Egypt is instead
fraught with the vicissitudes reminiscent of all great human civilizations. One
of the defining characteristics of the civilization of Ancient Egypt was a stro
ng emphasis on permanence, ensuring that established lifestyles and traditions w
ould last forever. This precept was reflected in the construction of structures
and monuments designed to remain standing throughout the passage of time. Howeve
r, historical records portray a significantly different reality: one in which th
e culture of Ancient Egypt was subject to a myriad of socio-political changes br
ought about, on various circumstances, by the actions of people who controlled t
he nation. The initial unification of Egypt during the Late Predynastic Period c
reated the basis of the Egyptian state itself. Some of the practices native to t
he Old Kingdom such as Pyramid building were fashioned with the intention of exa
lting the ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned by later dynasties. Ev
en more radical were some of the kings of the New Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhen
aton, the instigator of Atenism: a religion unfamiliar to the general populace o
f that time. The prosperity and stability perpetuated by the Ramesside Kings, in
particular Ramesses the Second, also represent a noteworthy change in the cours
e of Egyptian history. In glaring contrast to the desire for an intransient, eve
rlasting social order, Ancient Egypt is instead fraught with the vicissitudes re
miniscent of all great human civilizations. One of the defining characteristics
of the civilization of Ancient Egypt was a strong emphasis on permanence, ensuri
ng that established lifestyles and traditions would last forever. This precept w
as reflected in the construction of structures and monuments designed to remain
standing throughout the passage of time. However, historical records portray a s
ignificantly different reality: one in which the culture of Ancient Egypt was su
bject to a myriad of socio-political changes brought about, on various circumsta
nces, by the actions of people who controlled the nation. The initial unificatio
n of Egypt during the Late Predynastic Period created the basis of the Egyptian
state itself. Some of the practices native to the Old Kingdom such as Pyramid bu
ilding were fashioned with the intention of exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet wer
e subsequently abandoned by later dynasties. Even more radical were some of the
kings of the New Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenaton, the instigator of Atenism:
a religion unfamiliar to the general populace of that time. The prosperity and s
tability perpetuated by the Ramesside Kings, in particular Ramesses the Second,
also represent a noteworthy change in the course of Egyptian history. In glaring
contrast to the desire for an intransient, everlasting social order, Ancient Eg
ypt is instead fraught with the vicissitudes reminiscent of all great human civi
lizations. One of the defining characteristics of the civilization of Ancient Eg
ypt was a strong emphasis on permanence, ensuring that established lifestyles an
d traditions would last forever. This precept was reflected in the construction
of structures and monuments designed to remain standing throughout the passage o
f time. However, historical records portray a significantly different reality: o
ne in which the culture of Ancient Egypt was subject to a myriad of socio-politi
cal changes brought about, on various circumstances, by the actions of people wh
o controlled the nation. The initial unification of Egypt during the Late Predyn
astic Period created the basis of the Egyptian state itself. Some of the practic
es native to the Old Kingdom such as Pyramid building were fashioned with the in
tention of exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned by later
dynasties. Even more radical were some of the kings of the New Kingdom, as evid
enced by Akhenaton, the instigator of Atenism: a religion unfamiliar to the gene
ral populace of that time. The prosperity and stability perpetuated by the Rames
side Kings, in particular Ramesses the Second, also represent a noteworthy chang
e in the course of Egyptian history. In glaring contrast to the desire for an in
transient, everlasting social order, Ancient Egypt is instead fraught with the v
icissitudes reminiscent of all great human civilizations. One of the defining ch
aracteristics of the civilization of Ancient Egypt was a strong emphasis on perm
anence, ensuring that established lifestyles and traditions would last forever.
This precept was reflected in the construction of structures and monuments desig
ned to remain standing throughout the passage of time. However, historical recor
ds portray a significantly different reality: one in which the culture of Ancien
t Egypt was subject to a myriad of socio-political changes brought about, on var
ious circumstances, by the actions of people who controlled the nation. The init
ial unification of Egypt during the Late Predynastic Period created the basis of
the Egyptian state itself. Some of the practices native to the Old Kingdom such
as Pyramid building were fashioned with the intention of exalting the ruler of
Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned by later dynasties. Even more radical wer
e some of the kings of the New Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenaton, the instigato
r of Atenism: a religion unfamiliar to the general populace of that time. The pr
osperity and stability perpetuated by the Ramesside Kings, in particular Ramesse
s the Second, also represent a noteworthy change in the course of Egyptian histo
ry. In glaring contrast to the desire for an intransient, everlasting social ord
er, Ancient Egypt is instead fraught with the vicissitudes reminiscent of all gr
eat human civilizations. One of the defining characteristics of the civilization
of Ancient Egypt was a strong emphasis on permanence, ensuring that established
lifestyles and traditions would last forever. This precept was reflected in the
construction of structures and monuments designed to remain standing throughout
the passage of time. However, historical records portray a significantly differ
ent reality: one in which the culture of Ancient Egypt was subject to a myriad o
f socio-political changes brought about, on various circumstances, by the action
s of people who controlled the nation. The initial unification of Egypt during t
he Late Predynastic Period created the basis of the Egyptian state itself. Some
of the practices native to the Old Kingdom such as Pyramid building were fashion
ed with the intention of exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently aban
doned by later dynasties. Even more radical were some of the kings of the New Ki
ngdom, as evidenced by Akhenaton, the instigator of Atenism: a religion unfamili
ar to the general populace of that time. The prosperity and stability perpetuate
d by the Ramesside Kings, in particular Ramesses the Second, also represent a no
teworthy change in the course of Egyptian history. In glaring contrast to the de
sire for an intransient, everlasting social order, Ancient Egypt is instead frau
ght with the vicissitudes reminiscent of all great human civilizations. One of t
he defining characteristics of the civilization of Ancient Egypt was a strong em
phasis on permanence, ensuring that established lifestyles and traditions would
last forever. This precept was reflected in the construction of structures and m
onuments designed to remain standing throughout the passage of time. However, hi
storical records portray a significantly different reality: one in which the cul
ture of Ancient Egypt was subject to a myriad of socio-political changes brought
about, on various circumstances, by the actions of people who controlled the na
tion. The initial unification of Egypt during the Late Predynastic Period create
d the basis of the Egyptian state itself. Some of the practices native to the Ol
d Kingdom such as Pyramid building were fashioned with the intention of exalting
the ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned by later dynasties. Even mo
re radical were some of the kings of the New Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenaton,
the instigator of Atenism: a religion unfamiliar to the general populace of tha
t time. The prosperity and stability perpetuated by the Ramesside Kings, in part
icular Ramesses the Second, also represent a noteworthy change in the course of
Egyptian history. In glaring contrast to the desire for an intransient, everlast
ing social order, Ancient Egypt is instead fraught with the vicissitudes reminis
cent of all great human civilizations. One of the defining characteristics of th
e civilization of Ancient Egypt was a strong emphasis on permanence, ensuring th
at established lifestyles and traditions would last forever. This precept was re
flected in the construction of structures and monuments designed to remain stand
ing throughout the passage of time. However, historical records portray a signif
icantly different reality: one in which the culture of Ancient Egypt was subject
to a myriad of socio-political changes brought about, on various circumstances,
by the actions of people who controlled the nation. The initial unification of
Egypt during the Late Predynastic Period created the basis of the Egyptian state
itself. Some of the practices native to the Old Kingdom such as Pyramid buildin
g were fashioned with the intention of exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet were sub
sequently abandoned by later dynasties. Even more radical were some of the kings
of the New Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenaton, the instigator of Atenism: a rel
igion unfamiliar to the general populace of that time. The prosperity and stabil
ity perpetuated by the Ramesside Kings, in particular Ramesses the Second, also
represent a noteworthy change in the course of Egyptian history. In glaring cont
rast to the desire for an intransient, everlasting social order, Ancient Egypt i
s instead fraught with the vicissitudes reminiscent of all great human civilizat
ions. One of the defining characteristics of the civilization of Ancient Egypt w
as a strong emphasis on permanence, ensuring that established lifestyles and tra
ditions would last forever. This precept was reflected in the construction of st
ructures and monuments designed to remain standing throughout the passage of tim
e. However, historical records portray a significantly different reality: one in
which the culture of Ancient Egypt was subject to a myriad of socio-political c
hanges brought about, on various circumstances, by the actions of people who con
trolled the nation. The initial unification of Egypt during the Late Predynastic
Period created the basis of the Egyptian state itself. Some of the practices na
tive to the Old Kingdom such as Pyramid building were fashioned with the intenti
on of exalting the ruler of Egypt, yet were subsequently abandoned by later dyna
sties. Even more radical were some of the kings of the New Kingdom, as evidenced
by Akhenaton, the instigator of Atenism: a religion unfamiliar to the general p
opulace of that time. The prosperity and stability perpetuated by the Ramesside
Kings, in particular Ramesses the Second, also represent a noteworthy change in
the course of Egyptian history. In glaring contrast to the desire for an intrans
ient, everlasting social order, Ancient Egypt is instead fraught with the viciss
itudes reminiscent of all great human civilizations. One of the defining charact
eristics of the civilization of Ancient Egypt was a strong emphasis on permanenc
e, ensuring that established lifestyles and traditions would last forever. This
precept was reflected in the construction of structures and monuments designed t
o remain standing throughout the passage of time. However, historical records po
rtray a significantly different reality: one in which the culture of Ancient Egy
pt was subject to a myriad of socio-political changes brought about, on various
circumstances, by the actions of people who controlled the nation. The initial u
nification of Egypt during the Late Predynastic Period created the basis of the
Egyptian state itself. Some of the practices native to the Old Kingdom such as P
yramid building were fashioned with the intention of exalting the ruler of Egypt
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e of the kings of the New Kingdom, as evidenced by Akhenaton, the instigator of
Atenism: a religion unfamiliar to the general populace of that time. The prosper
ity and stability perpetuated by the Ramesside Kings, in particular Ramesses the
Second, also represent a noteworthy change in the course of Egyptian history. I
n glaring contrast to the desire for an intransient, everlasting social order, A
ncient Egypt is instead fraught with the vicissitudes reminiscent of all great h
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