Timeline: Ancient Egypt

7000 BCE

The Beginning (early settlers)

Around 7000 B.C., people began to live in the Nile valley. They farmed, had animals and built homes.

3100 BCE

Hieroglyphics

Hieroglyphic scrips were one of the first ways that Ancient Egyptians recorded important events.

3100 BCE

Narmer

Narmer, aka. Menes was the first-ever Egyptian pharaoh to rule both Upper and Lower Egypt.

2700 BCE

The Step Pyramid

The "Step Pyramid" was the first-ever stone pyramid built. It was built for the pharaoh Djoser.

2600 BCE

The Pyramids of Giza

The famous Pyramids of Giza were built in 2600 B.C. The names of the Pyramids were the Khufu, Khafra and Menkaura's Pyramids. The Pyramids of Giza also include The Great Sphinx.

2055 BCE

A united leader

For the first time in 150 years, Egypt had a single, united leader, Pharaoh Mentuhotep.

1400 BCE

Tutankhamun

Tutankamun was a pharaoh that only ruled for 9 years. Later, an English archaeologist found his tomb unraided. It was almost unknown to find a tomb that had not been raided by tomb raiders.

1300 BCE

Ramesses ll

Ramesses ll was remembered forever as a great military leader. He was a pharaoh that ruled for 66 years. Many people admired him and he had many temples and statues of him.

1100 BCE

Splitting of Egypt

Lower and Upper Egypt Split into two different places.

332 BCE

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great founded the city of Alexandria. When he was only 20, he had conquered many different places, including much of Greece and Levant. After conquering Egypt, he conquered many more countries, before falling prey to a fever in 323 B.C.

30 BCE