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First Intermediate Period

First Intermediate Period proper noun: the period of Egyptian history from the end of the Old Kingdom to the start of the Middle Kingdom (comprising the Seventh/Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and early Eleventh dynasties), characterized by a loss of central authority in favor of local nomarchs.

Proper noun

the First Intermediate Period

  1. (historical) The period of Egyptian history from the end of the Old Kingdom to the start of the Middle Kingdom (comprising the Seventh/Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and early Eleventh dynasties), characterized by a loss of central authority in favor of local nomarchs.

Questions about First Intermediate Period

What does First Intermediate Period mean?
First Intermediate Period means the period of Egyptian history from the end of the Old Kingdom to the start of the Middle Kingdom (comprising the Seventh/Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and early Eleventh dynasties), characterized by a loss of central authority in favor of local nomarchs.
What part of speech is First Intermediate Period?
First Intermediate Period is a proper noun.

Words near First Intermediate Period in the dictionary

  1. first impression
  2. first impressions
  3. first in first out
  4. first in, best dressed
  5. first in, first out
  6. First Intermediate Period
  7. first inversion
  8. first inversions
  9. first is the worst, second is the best, third is the one with the hairy chest
  10. first island chain
  11. first isomorphism theorem

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