Egypt

Egypt

  • 3000 BCE

    The Heroglyphics

    The Heroglyphics
    The begining of the writing with heroglyphics.
  • 3000 BCE

    The first Capital: Memphis

    The first Capital: Memphis
    They establish Memphis like the capital of Egypt. It was the first one.
  • 3000 BCE

    The Calendar

    The Calendar
    They set the solar calendar that we use actually, because the other calendar that they have, it was wrong.
  • Period: 3000 BCE to 2050 BCE

    Old Kingdom

  • 2850 BCE

    Upper and Lower Egypt

    Upper and Lower Egypt
    Upper and lower Egypt join together and they have the upper and lower crown.
  • 2611 BCE

    The first Pyramid

    The first Pyramid
    The first pyramid it was the pyramid Djoser it was created by Imhotep. Its considered one of the older monuments of the history.
  • 2050 BCE

    Mentuhotep II Temple

    Mentuhotep II Temple
    It was a funeral temple, it is in the Deir el-Bahari valley and it was the first construccion of the valley.
  • Period: 2050 BCE to 1580 BCE

    Middle Kingdom

  • 2040 BCE

    Thebes, the new Capital

    Thebes, the new Capital
    Thebes is tried for be the new capital of Egypt.
  • Period: 1580 BCE to 1100 BCE

    New Kingdom

  • 1500 BCE

    Deir el-Bahari

    Deir el-Bahari
    The egyptians started to use this valley to built funerals temples.
  • 1483 BCE

    The Temple of Hatshepsut

    The Temple of Hatshepsut
    The temple of Hatshepsut is a funeral temple in the valley Deir el-Bahari.
  • Period: 1100 BCE to 31 BCE

    Foreign Rule

  • 525 BCE

    The Persians

    The Persians
    The Persians invade Egypt in the Pelusium battle.
  • 196 BCE

    The Rosetta Stone

    The Rosetta Stone
    In 196 BCE/BC they did a stone that a lot of years later will be very important, because Jean-François Champollion thanks to this stone, with 19 years of investigation he could discover what meaning have the heroglyphics.