Egipt By Maria Granados Period: 3000 BCE to 2005 BCE Old kingdom 2540 BCE Great Pyramid of Giza 2125 BCE The first intermediate period and the rise of thebes 2061 BCE Mentuhotep II Period: 2005 BCE to 1580 BCE Middle kingdom 1979 BCE Abu Simbel 1976 BCE Pyramid of Khafre 1677 BCE Merneferre Ay Period: 1580 BCE to 1100 BCE New kingdom 1500 BCE Temple of Hatshepsut 1370 BCE Nefertiti 1336 BCE Tutankhamun 1213 BCE Ramses II Period: 1100 BCE to 31 BCE Foreign rule 967 BCE Psusennes 332 BCE Alexander the Great conquered Egypt 69 BCE Cleopatra
