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3000 BCE
When did Ancient Egypt began
The civilization of Ancient Egypt was one of the earliest in world history. It is usually held to have begun around 3000 BC, when the lower Nile Valley became unified under a single ruler. By this date the only other people in the world to have a a literate, urban civilization were the Sumerians, in Mesopotamia. -
3000 BCE
who is Anubis
Anubis was the god of embalming and the dead. Since jackals were often seen in cemeteries, the ancient Egyptians believed that Anubis watched over the dead. Anubis was the god who helped to embalm Osiris after he was killed by Seth. -
3000 BCE
who is Osiris
Osiris was the god of the dead, and ruler of the underworld. Osiris was the brother/husband of Isis, and the brother of Nepthys and Seth. He was also the father of Horus. As well as being a god of the dead, Osiris was a god of resurrection and fertility. -
3000 BCE
who is Horus
In the Old Kingdom, people thought of Horus as having the head of a falcon, and his name means falcon in Egyptian. The Pharaoh was the human form of Horus, and then when he died, the dead Pharaoh was the human form of Osiris. More generally, Horus was a sky god,the son of the sun god. -
2650 BCE
Who built the first pyramid
In the reign of Djoser, of the 3rd Dynasty, his architect Imhotep 2650 BCE decided to place a series of large stones above the Mastaba chambers in a graduated design and, in so doing, built the first pyramid in Egypt is the famous Step Pyramid at Saqqara which rose 204 feet high and was composed of six -
1324 BCE
What did King Tut do when he was king
King Tutankhamen ruled Egypt as pharaoh for 10 years until his death at age 19, around 1324 B.C. Although his rule was notable for reversing the tumultuous religious reforms of his father, Pharaoh Akhenaten, Tutankhamen's legacy was largely negated by his successors. -
1324 BCE
Who became pharaoh after King Tut died
Soon after Tut's death, Ankhesenamun remarried the vizier Ay and he became the new pharaoh, making Ay the 13th king of the 18th pharaoh.