Ancient Egypt Dynasty by Dynasty - The First Intermediate Period / Dynasties VII-XI

In this video, we'll examine the period of ancient Egyptian history known as the First Intermediate Period. It was a chaotic time when the over millennia-old political system of Egypt broke down and new "dynasties" started popping up in various parts of the country.
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[@robbabcock_]

Excellent! I never get tired of hearing about ancient Egypt!

[@HistorywithCy]

Same, I could do this forever... so interesting and so much stuff to learn! Thanks for watching, appreciate it and glad that you're enjoying these!

[@Dragons_Armory]

*The Mandate of Heaven must be uphel- Wait* As an aside, as a Chinese to me the ancient Egyptian (and many other stable agrarian river valley culture's) association of only having one single sovereign as legitimate and reflecting harmony and stability is quite interesting.

[@LuisAldamiz]

It does not need to have those conditions: Rome was in that situation too all the way until, not the fall of Rome in the 5th century nor that of Constantinople in the 15th century but either the abolition of the Holy Roman Empire by Napoleon's neo-Roman (French) Empire in the early 19th century or the destruction of the Ottoman Empire, which also claimed to be the only true Roman Empire in 1918/20. On the other hand Sumeria lacked that kind of imperial centralism altogether, they did have a notion of a "King" (ensi, equivalent to what you say) but it was basically decided by war, and not so much by inheritance (i.e. they recognized one among their rulers as hegemon but no continuity other than that forged by violence). So I'd go by some political structures managing to have a legacy of prestige that is reclaimed over and over and seldom if ever completely eradicated and replaced by some new order in name. Egypt for very special geographical reasons has always been a hard to divide country, much like you could say Japan in East Asia: not so much for the riverine nature but because it has a geographical compactness that "naturally" unifies on its own. China in this case I'd consider most peculiar but in any case compares better with Rome than with Egypt. The difference is that, once Da Chin (Rome) entered the warrying states period... it remained in it until NATO established (even if probably very precariously) the Pax Americana of today. There was always an emperor or two until recently, just that most "nomarchs" did not recognize him as their superior but just as their de facto equal (or even a weaker fossil from ancient times). Much like in China, but a century earlier, it was only republican revolutionary ideology which got rid of emperors (and most lesser kings). It's quite possible that there was a revolution in Heaven itself, where the Patriarch god of old was replaced by the Goddess of Reason.

[@Dragons_Armory]

@@LuisAldamiz Well those are certainly words

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@@LuisAldamiz Ancient Rome for much of its existence was very anti-Kings!

[@LuisAldamiz]

@@MBM1117727 - So much that they invented new titles for their new kings-by-another-name: Princeps or Imperator, and pretended for centuries that the Republic was still a thing even if it was a mere military dictatorship. So what?

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​@@LuisAldamiz it still is

[@howardphillips7333]

Seems in those times a global climate crisis ocurred, not just affecting Egypt. It is known as the 4.2-kiloyear event and scholars still discuss the causes for it. Other civilizations also collapsed, as the Akkadian Empire of Mesopotamia, weakened by famine and finally invaded by the "savage" gutians.

[@jennypoussin3866]

Great series and way to learn the details of the various dynasties/pharaohs. Thanks! ❤️

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! Still have a long way to go in this series, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

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[@ancientsitesgirl]

My favorite series❤ Waiting for the videos about the Middle Kingdom, thanks ✌

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They are on the way... I'll try to do Dynasty 11 and 12 in April and hope to have covered all dynasties by early 2023. Thanks for watching and hope that your travels are going well!

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Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! Still have a long way to go in this series, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

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Really enjoying this series and can’t wait for the next instalment. It’s fascinating and I’m learning a lot. I’m glad that you’re shining a light on some lesser known periods of Egyptian history.

[@someinteresting]

There is the theory that 70 kings for 70 days is somehow connected with the 70 days of mummification, as if there was some commotion during his burial.

[@adamw9021]

The historian means that things got really really bad in Egypt

[@WanaxTV]

Great work Cy. Can’t believe it’s been this many dynasties already when I look back it. Looking forward to the next episode!

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha and we're not even halfway through them yet! So many more to cover... thanks for watching, really appreciate it!

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Found your channel through History Time. Your channel has quickly become one of my favorites and this series has gotten me hooked on Egyptology.

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A great series. Looking forward to the next episode, and all the episodes really!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks! Hoping to have the next one in the a few weeks, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@madderhat5852]

What a cliff-hanger! thank you.

[@HistorywithCy]

Yup, hopefully will have the next video out in couple of weeks so as not to keep you in suspense too much longer! Thanks for watching!

[@adrianokury]

This series is excellent. Very didactic and enjoyable...

[@thehunter9430]

I love this channel. I'm glad u went through all the dynasties. Couldn't find any other videos about it

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks! Still have the rest to do... D17 should be out in January. Thanks for watching and stay tuned!

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Thanks for putting this out here.

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

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[@NormBoyle]

A cliff hanger by Cy, my favorite KZbin storyteller... dam now I need to wait.

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Perfectly done as always

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Good stuff, thank you!

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Thanks my friend, next one will be out soon, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

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Great video!

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[@jamesbirkett8364]

1:43 false door stela says Louvre museum, London? Is this an error? Not criticising just checking if this was missed 😉

[@HistorywithCy]

Yeah that's a typo... thanks for catching it! It should be Paris... gotta stop doing these so late at night!

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[@oneeye999]

Love your videos!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks! The rest of the dynasties coming soon, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

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[@anitapollard1627]

Thanks Cy!!

[@HistorywithCy]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

[@BlueSideUp77]

Enjoying these. Since Mentuhotep IV comes up in my research around this time, and the probable time of the birth of Abram, I'm guessing the XI Dynasty might've succeeded in the war to restore egypt to the middle kingdom . I look forward to seeing if I guess correct.

[@PoliticalFuturism]

Excellent! Great coverage of an interesting period in Egyptian history. Thanks Cy!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! Still have a long way to go in this series, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@GLeibniz1716]

late to the party but you're right: this is a fascinating period oh that we would have more documentation! thanks, cy!

[@HistorywithCy]

No worries man, this ancient history party's still going and hopefully with never stop! Agreed... good think is though with the Middle Kingdom and after, there's a lot more documentation and artifacts to work with, so the stories of many of these next few dynasties will be a bit more complete that what we saw with the Old Kingdom and this first Intermediate Period. Thanks again for watching, really appreciate it!

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👍👍👍Coffee, breakfast and Cy's new video, a great way to start the day!!

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Thanks my friend, many more good mornings to come!

[@connorgolden4]

Been looking forward to this!

[@HistorywithCy]

Hope it didn't disappoint... lot's more in this series, we're not even halfway through yet! Thanks for watching!

[@connorgolden4]

@@HistorywithCy Hahha no disappointments at all!

[@connorgolden4]

@@HistorywithCy Really can’t wait for the Second intermediate period!

[@pattenicus]

That was excellent! Thank you :)

[@HistorywithCy]

You're very welcome, thanks for watching!

[@brandonjade2146]

@@HistorywithCy thx for teaching it in a easy way to understand in my opinion egypt rivals rome as the most important civilization ever

[@noahlogue3807]

Cant wait for the next one!

[@HistorywithCy]

Hopefully in a couple of weeks, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

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Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! Still have a long way to go in this series, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@SamueleCastiglioni]

cool

[@daltonfink8700]

When is the next one coming out?

[@hermescarraro3393]

I am honestly curious to see how this story will continue. it's hard to believe that this stuff was seen as ancient history by the later ancient bronze age egyptians themselves. Damn this culture lasted for a loooooooooooooooong time. It makes me wonder if eventually in the distant future, countries like the US, France, Italy and many others will also "disappear" and be seen by future societies like we see ancient Egypt today. Hopefully they will not find us too boring... since we live in a relativelly more peacefull era than the Bronze age or medieval times...

[@starcapture3040]

I don't think it will happen , back then population and technology was much smaller in many aspects that's why it was easy to die out but our modern one is not like it

[@URProductions]

Don't worry. I highly doubt the societies that oversaw the World War's, the Moon Landing, and everything else in the 20th Century, will be regarded as boring.

[@HistorywithCy]

I don't know...I think we'll be interesting but I don't know if we'll be better off in a lot of ways with everybody living in their phones and heaven forbid, in some sort of metaverse where people have little real human interaction. All of this technology is exciting but I wonder how it'll change our society. Just my thoughts... thanks for watching y'all and more on the way, stay tuned and safe!

[@LuisAldamiz]

They will of course, much like Egypt some may still exist nominally but radically changed into something unrecognizable, speaking foreign languages and having adopted foreign culture. That's assuming that we survive, because the kind of problems we face now (environmental sustainability in the only planet we have, nuclear war risk, AI singularity risk and trans-humanist god-playing madness) are things that ancients could not even dream of in their worst nightmares. Our level of catastrophe risk is much bigger than that of the Copper/Bronze Age.

[@hermescarraro3393]

All of these comments are very good responses to my comment, all very well thought out. This is very good indeed. ☝️

[@johnnysmall]

It’s about to go down

[@HistorywithCy]

Hope you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

[@Boric78]

Great vid.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you, and thanks for watching!

[@MatchBookNotes]

ahhh a cliff hanger!

[@HistorywithCy]

Oh the suspense... don't worry, will have it out next month so hopefully won't have to wait that long. Thanks for watching, really appreciate it!

[@judikingsman6132]

I can believe there were 70 kings. Like sometimes I feel a thousand years old... 👵🏼

[@beepboop204]

🙏

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1,000th like!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you, that's a milestone for the video and helps with the algorithm...really appreciate it! More on the way, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@LagunaShirogane]

If this is correct, then by all means...the 7th and 8th Dynasties should be merged with the 6th Dynasty due to their blood ties with Pepi II. I mean the 6th Dynasty King List is relatively short. As I said in a previous comment in another video, the Dynasties of Egypt should be reevaluated and reorganized at this point. Revisions doesnt mean erase the old king lists. But merely just as I said....a newer revision based on new information.

[@gorelord88]

Oh my Ra, here we go again :D

[@HistorywithCy]

Hahaha, I like that one... more the way, Ra-willing, stay tuned!

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0:57

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3:28 inscriptions

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[@HistorywithCy]

Onward! Lot's more in the series to come, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@SeanMahoneyfitnessandart]

Sounds to me like the people of lower Egypt never really wanted to be a part of Egypt... maybe this is why the kings from upper Egypt built tombs so far north... to remind the people there that they are always watching... just a thought..

[@Vadjong]

Man, such a cliffhanger!

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha don't worry, I won't keep you in suspense for long as the next one should be out in a couple of weeks. Thanks for watching, really appreciate it!

[@QalOrt]

Dynasty X Represent!!!

[@HistorywithCy]

Hahah... just wait 'til Xi... the next one will be a good one! Thanks for watching, appreciate it!

[@QalOrt]

@@HistorywithCy I'm looking forwards to it

[@drswag0076]

does this period count as a civil war? then again, the most common type of civil war is of political disunity as seen in the American civil war with the union north and confederate south and Syria's civil war with the Al-Assad government and the rebrels.

[@josephphoenix1376]

Another Excellent Episode... As for the eventual winner?🤔I.M guessing THEBES!🎊🎉🤓 Theban Princes seem to be the winning team in a lot of Ancient Egyptian narratives...

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha I don't know if I should say anything just yet... will hold you in suspense until later on in April! Regardless, it's a really interesting story that marks the beginning of the Middle Kingdom. Thanks for watching, really appreciate it!

[@bkohatl]

You should be, if you aren't already, a history teacher/college professor and write books for kids and adults.

[@simplepixel5617]

More, moore, moooooore!!

[@HistorywithCy]

For sure! Still have a long way to go in this series, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@africanhistory2855]

were them blak fay-ROWZ at

[@nazlsenay7312]

...

[@TomMorrison-cc6xw]

😅Ankhtifi is one of the most boastful villains in history. His stele says basically that EVERYONE in other Nomes were starving & reduced to cannibalism, but anyone he ruled had it good. IOW, the first "I alone can fix it" narcissist we stumble across in Egypt. He had no connection to any of the dynasties that at least pretended to be legit. He was an upstart, a parvenu who was angry the elite ignored him. 3,500 years later & we still deal with the type.

[@benjamindover4337]

Never bet against anyone with a legion of gnomes backing them up.

[@IosifStalin2]

Arooooooooo…..

[@mg4361]

Were rulers of the old kingdom also bragging about feeding the starving in their tomb inscriptions, or is this level new? Because, although obviously propaganda, a tomb inscription mentioning people resorting to eating their own children would be indicative of a catastrophic period, unless this was some sort of common trope in tomb biographies.

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[@MikeScott-ez7iw]

I know people who visit the museums in Egypt and Berlin told me the mummies were African I look online it's obvious they were African people 💯

[@yaredasrat-lw1wd]

Thanks for your explanation. The backbone and nerves system of all this history is began with kemete (the land of black people) so the new comers and invaders took over kemete at later. so try to be balance the history. After all Egypt is inside Africa plus human race is originated in African rift valley, then by no means Egyptian can't be alone Egypt Egypt Egypt Egypt .... no. the real evidences never tell us what you mention. thanks.

[@ethiopnew7850]

You can tell about Ethiopian history? Because of Ethiopia is the first site of world civilization the first human being race is found in Ethiopia.she was the greatest continent in the earth and Ancient Egypt kings or leaders was Ethiopian kings this is shortly so you can tell about Ethiopian 🇪🇹 history?????

[@MikeScott-ez7iw]

Cleopatra was born in Africa 🌍 it would make Cleopatra African Queen 👑 not Egyptian Queen she was Greek okay 👍 who cares I don't

[@druharper]

Good stuff. But sŭb′sĭ-kwĕnt, not subsEEquent.

[@promiscuous5761]

Thank you.

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You're welcome!