A major feature of the restructuring period was that
<span>new legislation and constitutional amendments attempted to provide equal rights and opportunities for blacks the south. The aim was to maintain republican control of the house.</span>
The history of ancient Egypt is divided into three main periods:
- <em><u>the Old Kingdom (about 2,700-2,200 B.C.E.)</u></em>
- <em><u>the Middle Kingdom (2,050-1,800 B.C.E.)</u></em>
- <em><u>the New Kingdom (about 1,550-1,100 B.C.E.)</u></em>
The New Kingdom was followed by a period called the Late New Kingdom, which lasted to about 343 B.C.E.