10 Important dates for egyptian history

By cadejohnson004
  • 196

    Rosetta Stone

    Rosetta Stone
    In 196 b.c, the Rosetta Stone was written. It was written in three languages; hierogliphic, demonic, and classical greek. This is important because it helped us understand their language.
  • 332

    Alexander the Great takes over.

    Alexander the Great takes over.
    332 B.C Alexander conquered Egypt with his huge military and spread Greek culture throughout all of Egypt. The city of Alexandrea was created and holds the famous Great Library. This is importand because the Great Library held many of their books that told us about their achievements and inventions.
  • Jan 1, 1283

    Peace

    Peace
    1283 B,C The first preace treaty is signed by King Mursili and Amurru. It states that Amurru forces will fight in the Hittitie army if the army gives assistance to Amurru forces and be provided food. This is importand because it started the idea of being able to make deals to keep peace.
  • Jan 1, 1400

    The Egyptian Empire reached the height of it's power.

    The Egyptian Empire reached the height of it's power.
    1400 B.C. They reached the height of their power. They did this when they took the Eastern coast of the Med Sea by expeditions. This is importand because it shows how good their militarty was.

  • New rulers

    New rulers
    1951 B.C Queen cleopatra rules egypt with Julius Ceaser. They ruled together and shared responisibilities. This is importand because this helped change the future of egypt as we know it today.

  • The 9th-11th dynasties rise and fell.

    The 9th-11th dynasties rise and fell.
    2125 B.C During this time, they saw a breakdown of government. They also went into the first intermediate period. This happned because of a series of weak rulers and not as much power to the ruler. This is importand because it shows that even they broke down and re-built.

  • The great pyrimid was built.

    The great pyrimid was built.
    2560 b.c The prymid was built for pharoah Kufu. They built this with lots of people over a long period of time. This was important to the Pharoah because it showed really how much power he had.

  • The first calendar.

    The first calendar.
    2772 b.c These people created the 365 day calendar that we still use today. They had the idea of 12 months with 30 days each. This is important because it showed how our days work, something we still use today.

  • The first pyrimad is built.

    The first pyrimad is built.
    2950 B.C The first pyrmid was built for King Zoser in Saqqara. It was a simple step pyrmid. This is important because it helped with devoloping later, better built pyrimids.

  • This is when the Egyptian empire started under rule of King Narmar

    This is when the Egyptian empire started under rule of King Narmar
    3100 B.C Egypt was ruled under one empire to start with. The ruler's name was Narmar, he started the empire along the Nile Valley. This is important because it started the whole ancient egypt roots.