The Eighth dynasty had succeeded the Seventh,…

2133 BCE to 2122 BCE

The Eighth dynasty had succeeded the Seventh, and with its end in 2130, the Old Kingdom state collapses utterly.

Famine and violence are widespread; sharply increased numbers of burials in cemeteries bear witness to the consequent rise in the death rate.

The desiccation of northeastern Africa reaches a peak, producing conditions similar to those of modern times.

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Memphis Egypt View →

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Egypt (Ancient), Old Kingdom of View → Egypt (Ancient), First Intermediate Period of View →

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Subboreal Period View → Early Bronze Age IV (Near and Middle East) View → 4.2 kiloyear BP aridification event View →

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Environment View → Mayhem View → Government View → Anthropology View → Archaeology View →

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People: Johann Peter Beaulieu
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