Sunday, August 17, 2014

Ancient Egypt timeline

3500 B.C.: First settlers in the Nile Valley

3500-3100 BC: Pre-Dynastic Egypt

3100-2700 B.C.: Early Dynastic Period

2700-2200 B.C.: Old Kingdom

2600s B.C.: First Pyramid

2500s B.C.: Pyramids at Giza built

2050-1650 B.C.: Middle Kingdon

-Temple of Karnak built

-Nubia conquered

1650: B.C.: Hykos Invasion

1650-1550 B.C.: Hykos rule

1550-1050 B.C.: New Kingdom

-Ramses II and Kadesh

-Exodus?

-Akhenaten

-Hatshepsut

- King Tut

1050-728 B.C.: Egypt split

728 B.C.: Piy conquers Egypt

525 B.C.: Persian conquers Egypt

332 B.C.: Alexander conquers Egypt

305 B.C.: Ptolemy becomes Pharoah

31 B.C.: Battle of Actium

30 B.C.: Cleopatra commits suicide

4th century A.D.: Last hieroglyphs written

400-642: Byzantine rule

642: Muslims conquer Egypt

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