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332 BC The Greek/Roman Period
Alexander the Great conquers Egypt -
Period: 332 to
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Jan 1, 672
672BC - 332 BC The Late Period
26th - 31st dynasties. In 525BC The Persians conquer Egypt -
Jun 28, 1070
1070 BC - 525 BC
21st - 25th dynasty. Nubians conquer Egypt. In The 25th dynasty the Nubian rulers were driven off -
Jan 1, 1570
1570 BC - 1070 BC The New Kingdom
The tombs of The Valley of The Kings were built for famous Pharoahs such as: Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, Tutankhamun, Tuthmose and Ramses II. King Akhenaten created a different approach to religion when he 'got rid of all the gods' and replaced them with one god who was Aten. -
1782 BC - 1570 BC The 2nd Intermediate Period
14th - 17th dynasties. Raiders from Asia gainded power and moved in near the Nile and introduced the Egyptians to the chariot. -
The Middle Kingdom 2040 BC - 1782 BC
11th - 13th dynasties. All the Pharoahs in this period were in Thebes. Amenemhet launched one campaign against Nubia, Senusret I recaptured Nubia and Amenemhat II waged war against Levant. -
The First Intermediate Period 2181 BC - 2040 BC
7th - 10th dynasies. In this time Egypts central government broke down. Qakare Ibi wass the only Pharaoh that could connect to any monuments -
6th Dynasy
This dynasty was founded by King Teti. King Pepy II claimed the title of the longest rule of 94 years and Nitiqret was the first female ruler of egypt -
5th Dynasy
The cult of the god Ra gained importance in religion. King Unas (The last king of the 5th Dynasty) had his burial chamber inscribed with spells for the afterlife and the cult of Osiris. These spells are refered to as the pyramid texts and were later adapted and used as a basis for the book of the dead -
4th Dynasty
The great pyramids were built at Giza. They are considered to be one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world -
The Old Kingdom
The Old Kingdom aka. The Age Of The Pyramids is formed in 2686-2649. In those years the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th dynasties happened -
3rd Dynasty
The first Egyptian pyramid is created by Imhotep for King Djoser -
Early Dynastic Period
3050-2686 were the years of the1st and 2nd dynasties. In these years the Egyptians started using hieroglyphics and king Menes was thought to be the founder 1st Dynasty -
Predynastic period
Small settlements are dotted along the nile and Egypt is divided into 2 kingdoms. Upper Egypt (Ta shemau) and Lower Egypt (Ta Mehu). Upper Egypt was believed to be ruled by the mysterious 'Scorpion King'
