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Egyptian History Timeline. BC

By lhunt@suffield.org
  • Period: 4000 BCE to 3500 BCE

    Amratian culture

    New jewelry, Egypt made things out of silver and gold. New villages and new weaponry. More pottery skills.
  • Hyroglifics
    3100 BCE

    Hyroglifics

  • Period: 3100 BCE to 2950 BCE

    Late Predynastic

    Northern and Southern Egypt combined and the invention of hyroglifics started.
  • Early Dynastic Period
    2950 BCE

    Early Dynastic Period

  • Period: 2950 BCE to 2575 BCE

    Early Dynastic

    First pyramids were built. The first writings on papyrus.
  • Old Kingdom
    2575 BCE

    Old Kingdom

  • Period: 2575 BCE to 2150 BCE

    Old Kingdom

    Mummification was used, the sphynix was built, pyramids of Giza were built.
  • First Intermediate Period
    2150 BCE

    First Intermediate Period

  • Period: 2150 BCE to 1975 BCE

    First Intermediate Period

    Book of dead created, first huge drought.
  • Middle Kingdom
    1975 BCE

    Middle Kingdom

  • Period: 1975 BCE to 1640 BCE

    Middle Kingdom

    North and South Egypt reunited, lower Nubia was conquered.
  • Second Intermediate Period
    1640 BCE

    Second Intermediate Period

  • Period: 1640 BCE to 1520 BCE

    Second Intermediate Period

    Horse drawn chariot was invented. Hyksos tribe took over.
  • New Kingdom
    1520 BCE

    New Kingdom

  • Period: 1520 BCE to 1075 BCE

    New Kingdom

    Hatshepsut first female Pharaoh, Valley of the kings used as burial site.
  • Third Intermediate Period
    1075 BCE

    Third Intermediate Period

  • Period: 1075 BCE to 715 BCE

    Third Intermediate Period

    Egypt lost control of Lebanon and Israel. Shoshenk reunited Egypt.
  • Late Period
    715 BCE

    Late Period

  • Period: 715 BCE to 332 BCE

    Late Period

    Egypt invaded by Libyans and Assyrians, Persians conquered Egypt, Alexander the Great conquered Egypt.