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Period: 2649 BCE to 2150 BCE
Old Kingdom
Egypt´s Old Kingdom was one of the most active periods in the evolution of Egyptian Art. During that period artist learned to express their culture by creating for the first time images that lasted for generations. Sculptors created the earliest figures of important people in wood, copper, and stone. -
Period: 2040 BCE to 1782 BCE
Middle Kingdom
The Middle Kingdom is considered ancient Egypt´s Classical Age. During this time the culture produced some of its greates works of art and literature. -
1720 BCE
Hyksos
The Hyksos melted easily into Egyptian society at first, eventually they became very powerful, finally the came to rule the whole of Northern Egypt, imposing one of their people as the legitimatr Pharaoh. -
Period: 1570 BCE to 1069 BCE
New Kingdom
Is the era in Egyptian history following the conflict of the Second Intermediate Period and leading to the dissolution of the central government at the start of the Third Intermediate Period. At this time, Imperial egypt extended beyond the former borders to create an empire, and is also the most popular era in Egyptian History. -
Period: 1508 BCE to 1458 BCE
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut was the longest reignning female pharaoh in Egypt, rulling for 20 years in the 15th century B.C. She is considered one of the Egypt's most successful pharaohs. -
Period: 1439 BCE to 1479 BCE
Reign of Thutmose ll
Thutmose ll was the 4th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty. It is believed that he ruled from 3 to 13 years. He married Hatshepsut who was also hus half sister, he also had a son named Thutmose lll who grew to be one of the greatest leaders in ancient Egypt. -
Period: 1279 BCE to 1213 BCE
Rameses ll
Was known to the Egyptians as a keeper of harmony and balance, strong in right. He is also known also as Ramesses the Great. He was the third pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty who won over the Hittites at the battle of kadesh. -
525 BCE
Persians conquer Egyptians
The Persians ruled Egypt from 525 BC, successfully fighting off Libyans. After the Greek victory in 490 BC, the Egyptians revolted unsuccessfully. Later Persian Kings were nos as strong, and in 404 BC Egypt became indipendent. -
332 BCE
Greek conquer the Egyptians
Alexander the Great seized Egypt on his mission to conquer the Persian Empire in 332 B.C. -
Menes unites Egypt
Menes is the legendary first king of Egypt who is thought to have unite Upper and Lower Egypt through conquest and Founded both the first Dynasty and the great city of Memphis.