Ancient Egypt

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  • 2690 BCE

    All Powers Unite

    King Khasekhemwy brings the north and south Egypt together.
  • Period: 2686 BCE to 2181 BCE

    The Old Kingdom

  • 2589 BCE

    One of the Seven World Wonders

    The Pyramids of Giza had begun to be built in the reign of King Khufu, also known as Cheops
  • 2558 BCE

    The Great Sphinx

    The Sphinx is built by Khafra after the pyramids of Giza.
  • 2283 BCE

    The Last Dynasty

    King Pepi, the last Pharaoh of the 6th Dynasty, dies.
  • 2180 BCE

    The First Illness

    This was a period when crops were bad, poor warfare, and an indulgence in lawlessness. The people blamed it upon the Pharaohs, believing they had lost the favor of the gods. This ended the Old Kingdom.
  • 2040 BCE

    King Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II

    The capital, Thebes, is established and the 11th Dynasty begins.
  • Period: 2040 BCE to 1782 BCE

    The Middle Kingdom

  • 2000 BCE

    The Obelisk

    Mentuhotep III builds the very first obelisk in for one of their gods, Ra.
  • 1962 BCE

    Expansion

    Senusret I, like his father, tries to expand Egypt into the other Canaanite territories.
  • 1844 BCE

    Pharaoh Amenemhet III

    Marks the golden age for the Middle Kingdom. After his death, however, the 12th dynasty begins to decline.
  • 1720 BCE

    The Hyskos

    Egypt begins to crumble again. A Second Illness occurs and the Hyksos, a Syro-Canaanite dynasty become the 15th dynasty to rule over Egypt.
  • The end of the Hyskos
    1570 BCE

    The end of the Hyskos

    King Ahmose the I, the beginning of the 18th dynasty, exterminates the Hyskos. This begins the new kingdom.
  • Period: 1570 BCE to 1069 BCE

    The New Kingdom

  • 1479 BCE

    The First Female Pharoah

    Queen Hatshepsut rules over Egypt. She was the first female to rule, and her reign was marked with extensive building.
  • 1425 BCE

    The Greatest Extent

    Thutmose III extends Egypt to the max through the military. He is also known as "Napoleon of Egypt."
  • 1353 BCE

    The New god

    Akhenaen added a new god to the Egyptians Religion: Aten. He also moved the capital from Thebes to Amerna
  • 1279 BCE

    Pharoah and the Isrealites

    Ramses II is theorized by many scholars that he was the one who turned the Israelites into slaves and suffered the Ten Plagues. He was also the first to sign a treaty with the Hittites.
  • The Conquest
    671 BCE

    The Conquest

    The Assyrians attack Egypt, extracting the Nubians and ending their control.
  • 664 BCE

    Lower Egypt

    Tantamani, a pharaoh of the 25th dynasty, tries to conquer and unite Lower Egypt. but was not successful.
  • 610 BCE

    Necho II

    Necho II began the 26th dynasty and made impacts not only on the Egyptian civilizations but also to the Judean, Babylonian, and Assyrian empire.
  • 605 BCE

    Nebuchadnezzar

    Nebuchadnezzar II and the Babylonians attack Carchemish and take over Egypt.
  • 525 BCE

    Persia

    At the Battle of Pelusium, the king of Peria conquers Egypt from the Babylonians. He murders Pharaoh Psamtik III. Afterwards he tries to invade Kush.
  • Period: 525 BCE to 332 BCE

    The Late Period

  • 404 BCE

    Persians Expelled

    Amyrtaeus exterminates the Persians, thus beginning the 28th dynasty.
  • 343 BCE

    The Persians Again

    The Persians, the largest civilization there ever was, conquers Egypt again and creates the 31st dynasty.