Women’s dress The Eighteenth Dynasty, which spans the time period from 1550 until 1292 BC, is probably the most famous of all the dynasties of ancient Egypt. This is the age of the rule of Tutankhamen, as well as of Amenhotep IV and his wife Nefertiti. This is also the Dynasty of Hatshepsut, considered one [...]
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May 7th, 2010 
admin The Egyptians originally came from the area known today as Ethiopia. They referred to the fertile Nile valley as ‘kemet’, or ‘the black land’ and called themselves ‘remet-en-kemet’ or the ‘people of the black land.’Early Egypt was composed of two kingdoms, Upper and Lower Egypt. Its people lived in the countryside, using towns and temples [...]
