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Christianity
Egypt declares Christianity as its official religion and Rome starts to adapt Egyptian ways. Now, over 95% of Egyptian Christians belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. -
Jan 1, 642
Islamic invades Egypt and finds Cairo
In 642 AD through 1250 AD Islamic arabs invaded Egypt and find Cairo, which they called Fustat. This picture is of present day Cairo. Cairo is now the capital of Egypt and is densely populated. -
Jan 1, 1201
Earthquake Hits Egypt and Syria
One of the worlds top ten most deadliest natural disasters happened in Egypt in 1201. Killing almost 1.1 million people in the two countries. -
Jan 1, 1348
The Black Death
A plague hits Egypt killing half of its population. It became known as the Black Death and lasted for several years. -
Jan 1, 1517
Ottoman Turks
The Ottoman Turks conquer and add Egypt to their empire. This picture is of the Ottoman Empire. -
French Invasion
Napoleon Bonapart invaded Egypt in 1798. They won due to their great planning with the flooding of the Nile River, but lost a big part of their army. -
Suez Canal
Egyptians build the Suez Canal, also known as the "Highway to India." The canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. -
British Try to Gain Control of Canal
The British occupy Egypt and try to gain control of the Canal. Around 1952, Egypt gets them out of their land. In the picture the yellow stands for the canal that the British tried, but did not succeed in gaining control. -
Awsan Low Dam
Awsan Low Dam opens after many years of construction since 1898. Later another dam that is bigger amd stronger opens upstream because the Low Dam is almost topped by water. -
King Tut's Tomb
Howard Carter found King Tuts tomb and many others in the Valley of Kings. King Tuts tomb had many wonders inside it, including beautiful gold statues and a massive gold mask on the mummy. -
Egypt Declared a Republic
On June 18, Egypt was declared a republic, and the monarchy was abolished, ending the rule of Muhammad Ali's rule. -
6 Day War
Isreal attacks Eygpt for 6 days only, and succeeds by taking control of Ganza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt. -
Earthquake in Cairo
A massive earthquake causes many people to become homeless in Egypt's capital city Cairo. About 250 buildings were competely destroyed. -
Revolution of January 25, 2011
Protesters try to overthrow Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for treating them unfairly. They did succeed and the president resigned. -
Roman Empire Splits
The Roman Empire splits into East and West. Egypt becomes part of the Byzantine Empire, or the Eastren Empire.
