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Alexander the Great conquers Egypt
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26th - 31st dynasties. In 525BC The Persians conquer Egypt
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21st - 25th dynasty. Nubians conquer Egypt. In The 25th dynasty the Nubian rulers were driven off
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The tombs of The Valley of The Kings were built for famous Pharoahs such as: Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, Tutankhamun, Tuthmose and Ramses II. King Akhenaten created a different approach to religion when he 'got rid of all the gods' and replaced them with one god who was Aten.
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14th - 17th dynasties. Raiders from Asia gainded power and moved in near the Nile and introduced the Egyptians to the chariot.
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11th - 13th dynasties. All the Pharoahs in this period were in Thebes. Amenemhet launched one campaign against Nubia, Senusret I recaptured Nubia and Amenemhat II waged war against Levant.
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7th - 10th dynasies. In this time Egypts central government broke down. Qakare Ibi wass the only Pharaoh that could connect to any monuments
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This dynasty was founded by King Teti. King Pepy II claimed the title of the longest rule of 94 years and Nitiqret was the first female ruler of egypt
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The cult of the god Ra gained importance in religion. King Unas (The last king of the 5th Dynasty) had his burial chamber inscribed with spells for the afterlife and the cult of Osiris. These spells are refered to as the pyramid texts and were later adapted and used as a basis for the book of the dead
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The great pyramids were built at Giza. They are considered to be one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world
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The Old Kingdom aka. The Age Of The Pyramids is formed in 2686-2649. In those years the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th dynasties happened
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The first Egyptian pyramid is created by Imhotep for King Djoser
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3050-2686 were the years of the1st and 2nd dynasties. In these years the Egyptians started using hieroglyphics and king Menes was thought to be the founder 1st Dynasty
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Small settlements are dotted along the nile and Egypt is divided into 2 kingdoms. Upper Egypt (Ta shemau) and Lower Egypt (Ta Mehu). Upper Egypt was believed to be ruled by the mysterious 'Scorpion King'