Ancient Egypt

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  • 2690 BCE

    Khasekhemwy unties north and south Egypt

    This ended the violence of the 2nd Dynasty.
  • Period: 2686 BCE to 2181 BCE

    Old Kingdom

    Also known as the Age of Pyramids
  • Period: 2662 BCE to 2684 BCE

    Imhotep publishes medical documents

    Imhotep, Djoser's vizier, publishes medical documents for the diagnosis and cure of 200 diseases.
  • 2613 BCE

    Sneferu biulds the Red Pyramid

    Beginning the 4th Dynasty when he came to power, Sneferu is known for building the first straight sided temple in Dahshur, known as the Red Pyramid.
  • Khufu builds the Great Pyramid of Giza
    2584 BCE

    Khufu builds the Great Pyramid of Giza

  • Period: 2558 BCE to 2532 BCE

    The Sphinx is built

    The Sphinx was built for Khafra during his rule.
  • 2040 BCE

    Nebhepetre Mentuhotep ll wins civil war

    Beginning the 11th Dynasty, he reunites Egypt and relocates the capital to Thebes.
  • Period: 2040 BCE to 1782 BCE

    Middle Kindom

    Also known as Egypt's Classical Age
  • Amenemhet l relocates capital to Itjitawy
    1991 BCE

    Amenemhet l relocates capital to Itjitawy

    He begins the 12th Dynasty.
  • 1975 BCE

    Amenemhet builds of pyramid Hawara with labyrinth

  • 1844 BCE

    Amenemhet ll comes to power

    His rule was considered the Golden Age of the Middle Kingdom. He built the labyrinth at Hawara.
  • 1720 BCE

    Egypt begins to fracture polititcally

    Local dynasties begin to establish, including a West-Semitic speaking Syro-Canaanite dynasty in the delta, that later becomes the Hyksos who invade Egypt and start the 15th Dynasty.
  • Period: 1550 BCE to 1070 BCE

    New Kingdom

    Also known as the Egyptian Empire, as this was when Egypt began to invade and become an empire.
  • Period: 1473 BCE to 1458 BCE

    Hatshepsut declares herself ruler alongside Thutmose lll

    She ruled mainly herself, and made Thutmose lll general when was old enough.
  • 1458 BCE

    Thutmose lll conquers Syria

    He defeats the Mitannis, and Egypt rises it its height of power.
  • 1450 BCE

    Egyptians develop the sundial

  • Tutenkhamen becomes child ruler
    1333 BCE

    Tutenkhamen becomes child ruler

  • 1300 BCE

    Egypt constructs canal

    This canal connects the Red Sea with the Nile River.
  • Period: 752 BCE to 343 BCE

    Late Period

    Ended with the conquering of the Persians with Alexander the Great and the establishment of the Ptolemaic Dynasties.
  • 664 BCE

    Tantamani fails n attempt to reconquer Lower Egypt

    He retreated to Napata, giving up his attempt.
  • 605 BCE

    Nebuchadnezzar ll defeats Egyptian army.

    He leads the Babylonians to conquer Carchemish.
  • Battle of Pelusium
    525 BCE

    Battle of Pelusium

    Cambyses of Persia conquers Egypt and executes Psamtik lll.
  • 404 BCE

    Amyrtaeus of Sais expels the Persians

    Founds the 28th Dynasty.
  • 343 BCE

    Persians reconquer Egypt

    Establishing the 31st Dynasty.