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3150 BCE
Menes unites Egypt
Menes (c. 3150 BCE) is the legendary first king of Egypt who is thought to have united Upper and Lower Egypt through conquest and founded both the First Dynasty and the great city of Memphis. His name is known from sources such as Manetho's Chronology (3rd century BCE), The Turin King List, and the Palermo Stone as well as from some scant archaeological evidence such as ivory engravings. -
Period: 2613 BCE to 2181 BCE
Old Kingdom of Egypt
The old kingdom of Egypt started in 2613. It includes the dynasty of king Sneferu. It is also called the "Age of the Pyramids". One of the most biggest pyramid ever builded was Giza that was builded during the reign of king Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure. -
Period: 2040 BCE to 1782 BCE
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
In the middle kingdom of egypt also called "Egypt Classical Age", they produced some of their greatest works of art and literature, also the civilization had a vast improvement in architecture but they were only possible because of the stability of the 11th dynasty secured of the country. -
1630 BCE
Hyksos conquer Egypt
Hyksos, dynasty of Palestinian origin that ruled northern Egypt as the 15th dynasty (c. 1630–1523 bce; see ancient Egypt: The Second Intermediate period). The name Hyksos was used by the Egyptian historian Manetho (fl. 300 bce), who, according to the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus (fl. 1st century ce), translated the word as “king-shepherds” or “captive shepherds.” -
Period: 1570 BCE to 1069 BCE
New Kingdom of Egypt
is the era in Egyptian history following the disunity of the Second Intermediate Period (c. 1782-1570 BCE) and preceding the dissolution of the central government at the start of the Third Intermediate Period (c. 1069-c. 525 BCE). It was when the civilization extend is reaach beyond the former borders to create an empire. -
Period: 1496 BCE to 1458 BCE
The Reign of Hathsheput
She was the longest female pharaoh in Egypt by reigning 20 years, she as consider one of the most succesful pharaoh. She was born in 1508 B.C.E, and it was believe that she was going to be the queen after her father died at the age of 12 years, she married with her brother Thutmose II. -
Period: 1479 BCE to 26 BCE
Reign of Thutmose III
He was the son of the king Thutmose II and the queen Isis. He had 10 years when he became king after the death of his father, her queen was Neferure, Hathsheput's daughter. He was one of the greatest rulers of egypt at that time. -
Period: 1279 BCE to 1213 BCE
Reign of Ramesses II
He was known to the Egyptians as Userma’atre’setepenre, which means 'Keeper of Harmony and Balance, Strong in Right, Elect of Ra’. He is also known also as Ozymandias and as Ramesses the Great. he was the third pharaoh in the 19th Dynasty. -
525 BCE
Persians conquer Egypt
It was conquered in 525 BCE by the king Cambyses II. son of Cyrus II the great. Cambyses II become the king at the year of 530 BCE but for geting it he had to kill his brother Bardiya, and in Egypt it was ruling the pharaoh Ahmose II of the 26th Dynasty. -
332 BCE
Greeks conquer Egypt
Around 332 BCE an army of Μακεδόνες (Macedonians) arrived. They greeks where called Egyptiotes. During this conquest the king Alexander the Great conquered egypt and he was their ruler (332-323).
