UNIT 2 WH

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  • 3300 BCE

    Beginning of The Bronze Age and Summerian Culture.

  • 3000 BCE

    King Menes unifies Upper and Lower Egypt

    Start of first dynasty.
  • Period: 2686 BCE to 2181 BCE

    Old Kingdom

    God-King pharaohs were rulers.
    Building of pyramids.
  • 2350 BCE

    Sargon Establishes the first empire.

    Akkadian Empire.
  • 2340 BCE

    Sargon of Akkad

    Ruled the first empire by conquering all of the summerian city-states.
  • Period: 2181 BCE to 2055 BCE

    First Intermediate Period.

  • Period: 2055 BCE to 1786 BCE

    Middle Kingdom

    Regain of pharaoh control.
  • 1800 BCE

    Abraham

    Lived in Ur and moved to Canaan as instructed by god
  • Period: 1786 BCE to 1567 BCE

    Second Intermediate Period.

  • Period: 1650 BCE to 1190 BCE

    Hittite Empire

    Borrowed ideas from the mesopotamian culture, wrote in cuneiform, skillful in war using chariots and iron.
  • 1640 BCE

    Hyksos conquer Egypt.

    The use of chariots led to the defeat of Egypt
  • 1630 BCE

    Hebrews migrate to Egypt.

    Drought and famine led to to the Hebrews to go from Canaan to Egypt
  • Period: 1550 BCE to 1070 BCE

    New Kingdom

    Creation of the Egyptian empire.
  • 1549 BCE

    Ahmose I

    Completed the conquest and expulsion of the Hyksos, reasserted Egyptian power in Canaan and Nubia and laid the foundations of the new kingdom
  • Period: 1500 BCE to 600 BCE

    Assyrian Empire

    Used military might to create an empire, glorified armies and war.
  • 1479 BCE

    Thutmosis III

    Probably killed Hatshepsut to regain power, conquered Nubia and was the most wealthiest and powerful Egypt.
  • 1478 BCE

    Hatshepsut

    Mother of Thutmosis III she was a female pharaoh and was famous for her trade expeditions.
  • 1391 BCE

    Moses

    Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt to their promised land, was given the 10 commandments.
  • 1350 BCE

    Amenhotep IV

    Imposed the worship of a true and only God; Aten, changed his name to Akhenaten.
  • 1279 BCE

    Ramses II

    Built many temples like the Abu Simbel. Had a peace treaty with the Hittites and also was considered as one of the most powerful pharaohs of the New Kingdom.