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GREAT EMPIRES OF THE PAST
Ancient Egypt
W ENDY C HRISTENSEN
Empire of
 
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For Alison, God’s grace incarnate.
Great Empires of the Past: EMPIRE OF ANCIENT EGYPT
Copyright © 2005 Wendy Christensen
H ISTORY C ONSULTANT : Dr. Josef Wegner, Associate Professor of Egyptology, University of
Pennsylvania; Associate Curator, Egyptian Section, University of Pennsylvania Museum
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Christensen, Wendy.
Empire of ancient Egypt / Wendy Christensen.
p. cm. — (Great empires of the past)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8160-5558-0 (hc: alk. paper)
1. Egypt—History—To 640 A.D.—Juvenile literature. I. Title.
II. Series.
DT83.C49 2004
932'—dc22 2004003951
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C ONTENTS
Introduction
5
PA RT I H I STO RY
CHAPTER 1 Egypt Before the Empire
17
CHAPTER 2 Imperial Egypt
37
CHAPTER 3 Egypt’s Long Decline
51
PART II SOCIETY AND CULTURE
CHAPTER 4 Egyptian Society
63
CHAPTER 5 Everyday Life in Egypt
79
CHAPTER 6 Egyptian Religion, Science, and Culture
93
Epilogue
111
Time Line
120
Resources
121
Bibliography
123
Index
124
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