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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.
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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.
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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.
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A plague hits Egypt killing half of its population. It became known as the Black Death and lasted for several years.
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The Ottoman Turks conquer and add Egypt to their empire. This picture is of the Ottoman Empire.
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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.
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Egyptians build the Suez Canal, also known as the "Highway to India." The canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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On June 18, Egypt was declared a republic, and the monarchy was abolished, ending the rule of Muhammad Ali's rule.
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Isreal attacks Eygpt for 6 days only, and succeeds by taking control of Ganza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt.
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A massive earthquake causes many people to become homeless in Egypt's capital city Cairo. About 250 buildings were competely destroyed.
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Protesters try to overthrow Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for treating them unfairly. They did succeed and the president resigned.
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The Roman Empire splits into East and West. Egypt becomes part of the Byzantine Empire, or the Eastren Empire.
