Samantha Motta

By lhunt@suffield.org
  • 3100 BCE

    Late Predynastic

    Late Predynastic
    Hieroglyphic writing was developed and this is was the first writing system.
  • 2574 BCE

    Old Kingdom

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

    First Intermediate Period

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

    Middle Kingdom

    Middle Kingdom
    North Egypt and South Egypt reunited their capital to a new capital Thebes.
  • 1882 BCE

    British troops defeat Egyptian army and take over Egypt.

    British troops defeat Egyptian army and take over Egypt.
    This is important because Egypt would have to move because the British took over Egypt.
  • 1520 BCE

    New Kingdom

    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.
  • 1075 BCE

    Third Intermediate Period

    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.
  • 714 BCE

    Late Period

    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.
  • 669 BCE

    Assyrians from Mesopotamia conquer and rule Egypt.

    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.
  • 31 BCE

    Egypt comes under Roman Rule.

    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.