Samantha Motta

  • Late Predynastic
    3100 BCE

    Late Predynastic

    Hieroglyphic writing was developed and this is was the first writing system.
  • Old Kingdom
    2574 BCE

    Old Kingdom

    Great Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza built Sun God Ra worshipped heliopolis. Also during this time Mummification was first used.
  • First Intermediate Period
    2150 BCE

    First Intermediate Period

    Book of the Dead was created, and that was where they would practice spells and magic tricks for the afterlife.
  • Middle Kingdom
    1975 BCE

    Middle Kingdom

    North Egypt and South Egypt reunited their capital to a new capital Thebes.
  • British troops defeat Egyptian army and take over Egypt.
    1882 BCE

    British troops defeat Egyptian army and take over Egypt.

    This is important because Egypt would have to move because the British took over Egypt.
  • New Kingdom
    1520 BCE

    New Kingdom

    Hyksos people were expelled from Egypt. Hatshepsut was the first female Pharaoh. This was important because before Hatshepsut there was only male Pharaohs.
  • Third Intermediate Period
    1075 BCE

    Third Intermediate Period

    Egypt was divided again, which is important part of Egypt because they both need to find a new capital and how to live separate again. The southern capital Thebes, and Northern capital Tanis.
  • Late Period
    714 BCE

    Late Period

    Alexander the Great conquered Egypt for Greece. This is important because conquered means that Alexander the Great ruled Egypt. Egyptians would have to get used to Alexander the Great being the Ruler of Egypt.
  • Assyrians from Mesopotamia conquer and rule Egypt.
    669 BCE

    Assyrians from Mesopotamia conquer and rule Egypt.

    This was important because now that Mesopotamia is ruling Egypt, they share the Red Sea, Mediterranian Sea, and had to share everything since Mesopotamia is ruling Egypt.
  • Egypt comes under Roman Rule.
    31 BCE

    Egypt comes under Roman Rule.

    Queen Cleopatra commits suicide after Octavian's army defeated her. This is important because Cleopatra was a queen and Octavian's army defeated a queen.