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Period: 3100 BCE to 2686 BCE
EARLY DYNASTY
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2925 BCE
MEMPHIS
Memphis was an ancient city in Egypt, it was founded by Menes. He untied the lower and upper part of Egypt together.
Memphis collapses
Ptah was the local god of Memphis, he was the patron for craftsmen and artisans. -
2890 BCE
Hieroglyphs
Hieroglyphs were was a writing system used by the ancient Egyptians.
Their writing system was very pictorial, the word originated from the Greeks words 'hiero' and 'glypho' menaing holy writing.
In the Egyptian Period they call hieroglyphs 'medu netjer' translating to 'the god's' word' because they believed that the gods invented writing. -
2670 BCE
Djoser
Djoser was a Pharaoh / king of the first dynasty were he ruled for over 20 years.
His name Netjerikhet means 'divine of body' and Djoser means 'stability'
The stability of the country under Djoser was due in part to his success in securing his borders and then extending them. Expansion was due to his advanced military -
2630 BCE
Step Pyramid
The Step Pyramid was built as a way to remember Djoser's reign, that he is worthy of remembering. The Step Pyramid was built by skilled craftsmen and labourers, it was also the first building to be made out of stone. The limestone walls are engraved with images of all kinds of animals, fish, birds, insects, vegetation, and people hunting, herding, and farming. -
Period: 2613 BCE to 2181 BCE
The Old Kingdom
The Old Kingdom is the Early Dynastic Period to the First Intermediate Period
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2560 BCE
The Great Pyramid Of Giza
The Great Pyramid of Giza was made out of three small pyramids, they were built by Pharaoh Khufu. It was a burial place for Khufu -
2284 BCE
Pharaoh Pepi II
Pharaoh Pepi II, was a pharaoh for 90 years who ruled near the end of the Old Kingdom.
He was only 6 years old when he started his reign
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Period: 2181 BCE to 2055 BCE
First Intermediate Period
This time period waas referred to as the 'dark age' -
2134 BCE
Thebes
Egypt divides into two sections; Thebes in Upper Egypt (south) and Heracleopolis in Lower Egypt (north)
Thebes was a city in Egypt, it was a minor trading post in upper Egypt -
Period: 2040 BCE to 1782 BCE
The Middle Kingdom
This is the time period where art and literature flourished -
Period: 2040 BCE to 1750 BCE
Thebes
Thebes was a very religious and political city -
2008 BCE
Nebhepetre Mentuhotep
Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II reigned for 51 years as king of the South of Egypt, he launched an attack on the Nothern part of Egypt what reunited Egypt under one rule. Thebes became the capital of Egypt -
Period: 1878 BCE to 1839 BCE
The Pharaoh Senusert III
The Pharaoh Senusert III was one of the most powerful leaders of the Middle Kingdom. He is sometimes called a "warrior-king" because he personally to led his troops into battle. -
1844 BCE
Amenemhet III reign was at its peak
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1818 BCE
Amenemhet III
Amenemhet found a way to regulate the water from Lake Moeris -
Period: 1782 BCE to 1570 BCE
Second Intermediate Period
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Period: 1700 BCE to 1600 BCE
Egypt Divided
Egypt divided between three powers: Hyksos at Avaris, Egyptians at Thebes, Nubians to the south -
Period: 1630 BCE to 1523 BCE
Hykos
The war with the Hyksos led to that the Egyptians established their first standing army.
When the Hyksos came to Egypt they brought a new method of making bronze and casting it into their tools and weapons
they were the first people to use a horse drawn chariots what allowed them to go into battle more carefully -
300 BCE
Manetho
Manetho was an Egyptian Preist he also created an Aegyptiaca what was a way of dividing the rulers into dynasties or ruling houses what helped form the Egyptian system