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Period: 2575 BCE to 2150 BCE
Old Kingdom
Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx are built. sun god Re became prominent in the Egyptian religion. -
Period: 1975 BCE to 1640 BCE
Middle Kingdom
Pharaoh Mentuhotep II reunites the two parts of Egypt under one rule signaling. Royal tombs moved to the north near the city of Memphis. -
1520 BCE
Amhose I reunites the kingdom and the New Kingdom begins.
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Period: 1520 BCE to 1075 BCE
New Kingdom
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1506 BCE
Tuthmosis I becomes Pharaoh. He is the first to be buried in the Valley of the Kings. For the next 500 years this will be the main burial area for the royalty of Egypt.
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1479 BCE
Hatshepsut becomes Pharaoh. She is one of the most successful woman pharaohs and rules for 22 years.
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1386 BCE
Amenhotep III becomes Pharaoh. Under his reign the Egyptian civilization would reach its peak in prosperity, power, and art. He builds the Temple of Luxor.
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1352 BCE
Akhenaten changed the Egyptian religion to worship a single god.
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305 BCE
Ptolemy I becomes Pharaoh and the Ptolemic period begins. Alexandria becomes the new capital.
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305 BCE
The last Pharaoh, Cleopatra VII, dies.
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1279
Rameses II becomes Pharaoh. He would rule for 67 years and build many monuments.