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Jan 1, 1185
1185-900 B.C.
• Political divisions within Egypt; Egyptian power declines
• The Mycenaean civilization destroyed by the Dorians in Greece ALL DATES ARE B.C. AND THERE IS NO EXACT MONTH OR DAY -
Jan 1, 1576
1576-1085 B.C. Dynasties 18-20
• Egypt reaches the peak of its glory and splendor
• Early in period, Hyksos driven from Egypt
• Egyptians build a canal from the Nile to the Red Sea ALL DATES ARE B.C. AND THERE IS NO EXACT MONTH OR DAY -
1786-1596 B.C. Dynasties 13-17
• Intermediate Period
• Foreigners called “Hyskos” invade from the north
• First horses introduced into Egypt from Asia
• Phoenicians are using a 22 letter alphabet ALL DATES ARE B.C. AND THERE IS NO EXACT MONTH OR DAY -
900-851 B.C.
• A symbol for zero used in India for the first time in the world’s history
• Chinese use natural gas from gas wells ALL DATES ARE B.C. AND THERE IS NO EXACT MONTH OR DAY -
2133-1786 B.C. Dynasties 10 & 12
• Middle Kingdom
• Egyptians widely using papyrus and writing paper
• Egyptians advanced in mathematics and geometry ALL DATES ARE B.C. AND THERE IS NO EXACT MONTH OR DAY -
2181- 2040 B.C. Dynasties 8-17
• Intermediate Period
• Political chaos in Egypt
• Social turmoil chaos in Egypt
• Mathematics developing in Mesopotamia ALL DATES ARE B.C. AND THERE IS NO EXACT MONTH OR DAY -
2686- 2181 B.C. Dynasties 3-6
• Old Kingdom
• Era of pyramid building
• Great Sphinx is built
• A high point of Egyptian statue making
• World’s first maps are being made in Mesopotamia ALL DATES ARE B.C. AND THERE IS NO EXACT MONTH OR DAY -
3100-2686 B.C. Dynasties 1 & 2
• A calendar, with 365 days a year, is invented in Egypt- one of the first calendars ever used
• Menes and those who came after him organize the kingdom of Egypt ALL DATES ARE B.C. AND THERE IS NO EXACT MONTH OR DAY
