Ancient Egypt

By 21lipJ@yavneh.vic.edu.au
  • 2686 BCE

    Start of the Old Kingdom

    2686−2180 BCE
  • First stone pyramid built in Saqqara for the pharaoh Djoser
    2650 BCE

    First stone pyramid built in Saqqara for the pharaoh Djoser

  • Building of Great Sphinx and Great Pyramid at Giza. Egyptians start experimenting with mummifying dead bodies
    2500 BCE

    Building of Great Sphinx and Great Pyramid at Giza. Egyptians start experimenting with mummifying dead bodies

  • 2180 BCE

    Old Kingdom ends

  • 2055 BCE

    Start of the Middle Kingdom

    2055−1730 BCE
  • 1730 BCE

    Middle Kingdom ends

  • Start of the New Kingdom
    1550 BCE

    Start of the New Kingdom

    Start of the New Kingdom
    1550−1069 BCE
  • 1550 BCE

    Construction of many of the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings

    Construction of many of the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings
  • Hatshepsut, a woman, becomes pharaoh
    1479 BCE

    Hatshepsut, a woman, becomes pharaoh

    Hatshepsut, a woman, becomes pharaoh
  • Tutankhamun ascends the throne at the age of nine; he dies just 10 years later
    1332 BCE

    Tutankhamun ascends the throne at the age of nine; he dies just 10 years later

    Tutankhamun ascends the throne at the age of nine; he dies just 10 years later
  • Pharaoh Rameses II claims victory against his enemies, the Hittites, at the Battle of Kadesh
    1274 BCE

    Pharaoh Rameses II claims victory against his enemies, the Hittites, at the Battle of Kadesh

    Pharaoh Rameses II claims victory against his enemies, the Hittites, at the Battle of Kadesh