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  • King Narmer United the Upper and Lower parts of Egypt
    3100 BCE

    King Narmer United the Upper and Lower parts of Egypt

  • Period: 2504 BCE to 2347 BCE

    Fifth Dynasty

    Religious text is first inscribed in the interior of the the pyramids. The cult of the sun-god begins to grow. The sun-god cult starts to diminish the god-like status of the pharaohs.
  • Period: 2347 BCE to 2216 BCE

    Sixth Dynasty

    the nobility begins to expand and by the end of this era they have become extremely independent. The Old Kingdom begins to decline due to conflict between rival nomarchs.
  • Period: 2119 BCE to 1976 BCE

    Eleventh Dynasty

    King Mentuhotep II reunites Egypt and makes Thebes the capital
  • Period: 2119 BCE to 1710 BCE

    Middle Kingdom

  • Period: 1976 BCE to 1793 BCE

    Twelfth Dynasty

    Egypt expands by conquering areas of Nubia. Sigificant literary works are created.
  • Period: 1793 BCE to 1710 BCE

    Thirteenth Dynasty

    Several Asian rulers conquer parts of Egypt. The Hyksos rule Lower Egypt through to the Fifteenth Dynasty
  • women can now sell, inherit and own properties
    1570 BCE

    women can now sell, inherit and own properties

  • Period: 1550 BCE to 1070 BCE

    New Kingdom

  • Period: 1550 BCE to 1292 BCE

    Eighteenth Dynasty

    Egypt becomes a great power again. Conquests extend as far as Syria and the Euphrates River. Famous pharaohs such as Hatshepsut and Tutankhamen rule during this dynasty.
  • Period: 1185 BCE to 1069 BCE

    Twentieth Dynasty

    Tanis becomes the capital and Thebes comes under the rule of priests. The period is known as the Ramesside period, after the 11 pharaohs who took the names Ramesses

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