Pyramids

ancient Egyptian timeline

By Ben Kimaro
  • 3500 BCE

    Early settlers in the Nile valley

    people began to settle in the Nile valley they farmed and kept animals
  • 2700 BCE

    First stone pyramid biult

    The first stone pyramid in ancient Egypt was the step pyramid built at Saqqara
  • 2600 BCE

    The Pyramids of Giza built

    The largest pyramid of Giza was built for the pharaoh Khufu. It stands 147 meters high and weighs about 6,500,000 tones.
  • 2100 BCE

    Mentuhotep II gained control of the entire country

  • 1700 BCE

    Hyksos rulers took control of Delta region

    Hyksos were a group of people from the Levant.
  • 1500 BCE

    Hatshepsut became pharaoh

    Hatshepsut was a pharaoh who reined from 1473 B.C to 1458 B.C
  • 1400 BCE

    Tutankhamun became pharaoh Traditional religion returned

  • 1400 BCE

    Akhenaten changed Egyptian religion

    He was a pharaoh who reined from 1352 B.C - 1336 B.C
  • 1274 BCE

    Ramesses II fought in Battle of Kadesh

  • 728 BCE

    Nubian king Piy conquered Egypt

  • 525 BCE

    Persians conquered Egypt

  • 332 BCE

    Alexander the Great conquered Egypt

  • 196 BCE

    Rosetta stone carved

  • 30 BCE

    Cleopatra VII died