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2055 BCE
Karnak temple built for Amun
Karnak Temple dates from around 2055 BC to around 100 AD. Cult temple dedicated to Amun, Mut and Khonsu. The largest religious building ever constructed. -
1570 BCE
Thebes becomes the capital of Egypt
Thebes became the capital of Egypt and became an important centre of worship of the god Amun or known as Amon or Amen, a combination of the earlier gods Atum and Ra. -
1550 BCE
The 18th dynasty begins
The 18th Dynasty begins with Ahmose I,
who quickly ascends to power. He built some of the last pyramids in Eygpt and laid the foundation for the New Kingdom Period. -
Period: 1550 BCE to 1525 BCE
Ahmose I
Before the reign of the Eighteenth dynasty, lower Egypt and parts of middle Egypt were occupied by the Hyksos. Ahmose I fought the Hyksos and chased them out of the country. This ruler is considered to be the founder of the Eighteenth Dynasty and the first king of the New Kingdom. -
1539 BCE
Mortuary temples built
New Kingdom pharaohs began constructing tombs in the Valley of the Kings, they built their mortuary temples separately. These New Kingdom temples were called "mansions of millions of years" by the Egyptians. -
1532 BCE
restoration to Canaan and Nubia
Ahmose I of Thebes subdues and banishes the Hyksos at Avaris, restoring power to the lands of Canaan and Nubia -
1530 BCE
Ahmose expands temples
Ahmose resumes large-scale construction projects similar to those before the Second Intermediate Period. He expanded the Amun temple in Karnak and the Montu temple at Armant. -
Period: 1525 BCE to 1504 BCE
Amenhotep I
The reign of Amenhotep I, son of Ahmose I, lasted for about twenty years, during which the medical Ebers papyrus was compiled and the water clock invented. This king honoured his mother Ahmes-Nefertari at Deir El-Medinah in Luxor. He also built a shrine at Karnak. -
1520 BCE
Amenhotep avoids tomb raiders
Amenhotep I separates his mortuary temple and royal tomb, in order to avoid the busy business of tomb robbers from finding his burial site. He was the first pharaoh to do this. -
Period: 1504 BCE to 1492 BCE
Tuthmosis I
Tuthmosis I was the son of Amenhotep I and father of Queen Hatshepsut. Although his reign was short he led several working efficient military campaigns against Kush, Palenstine and Syria. He extensively restored and remodelled the great temple of Karnak where he also erected several obelisks. His tomb was dug in the valley of the kings and his sarcophagus is preserved in the Egyptian museum. -
1500 BCE
Egyptian empire expands to Euphrates
The Egyptian Empire expands as far as the Euphrates. -
1492 BCE
Thutmose I buried in the valley of the kings
Thutmose I dies and becomes the first pharaoh to be buried in the Valley of the kings inside tomb cut out by rock. -
Period: 1479 BCE to 1425 BCE
Tuthmosis III
Tuthmosis III regained the throne of his father after the death of his aunt Hatshepsut. He was a warrior king who protected Egypt by a new military strategy. He erected a festival temple at Karnak where he built a chapel for the god Amon, the so called "Botanical Garden"; on its walls there are scenes of exotic plants, birds and animals which he brought from Palestine and Syria during his military campaigns. -
1458 BCE
New Kingdom rises to its peak in power
Thutmose III is victorious against the Mitannis, conquering Syria. Ancient Egypt rises to the peak of its power and influence. -
1457 BCE
battle of Megiddo
The Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC) was fought between Egyptian forces under the command of Pharaoh Thutmose III and a large rebellious coalition of Canaanite vassal states led by the king of Kadesh -
1450 BCE
The sundial is created
A sundial is a device that tells the time of day when there is sunlight by the apparent position of the Sun in the sky. In the narrowest sense of the word, it consists of a flat plate and a gnomon, which casts a shadow onto the dial. It changed the way ancient egyptians lived. -
Period: 1428 BCE to 1397 BCE
Amenhotep II
Son of Queen Meryt-Re and king Tuthmosis III, Amenhotep II was fond of sports e.g. archery and rowing. -
1391 BCE
Amun Temple built
As Amenhotep III rises to power he builds the Amun temple at Luxor and the palace at Malkata located nearby Thebes -
1390 BCE
Luxor temple built
The temple was built by Amenhotep III (1390-52 BC) but completed by Tutankhamun (1336-27 BC) and Horemheb (1323-1295 BC) and then added to by Rameses II (1279-13 BC). -
Period: 1388 BCE to 1351 BCE
Amenhotep III
Father of Akhenaton, Amenhotep III was married to Tiye a commoner who had great influence on her husband. During his long and peaceful reign, Egyptian art reached its highest glory and some of Egypt's most spectacular monuments were built. -
Period: 1351 BCE to 1334 BCE
Akhenaton
Akhenaton or Amenhotep IV was the son and heir of Amenhotep III. He was married to the famous Nefertiti and had six daughters. During the fourth year of his reign, he moved the capital of Egypt to Akhenaton. Akhenaton abolished the monotheistic Egypt religion to polytheistic and people were ordered to follow the one god Ra. Akhenaton is also famous for his distinct and different taste in art. -
Period: 1333 BCE to 1323 BCE
Tutankhamun
Tutankhamun, the young pharaoh who died at the age of 19 ascended to the throne when he was 8 likely due to birth defects caused by incest. His tomb at the valley of the kings was, discovered by Howard Carter in 1922. It is the only royal burial found nearly intact. -
Period: 1319 BCE to 1292 BCE
Horemheb
Horemheb held several military posts during the reigns of kings Akhenaton and Tutankhamun. He ascended to the throne at the end of Eighteenth Dynasty. -
Period: 1305 BCE to 1290 BCE
Seti I
After the death of Ramesses I, his son Seti I became king and ruled Egypt for about 16 years. He took part in the construction of the great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak. -
1300 BCE
The Red sea is connected to the Nile river
Egyptians construct a canal to connect the Red Sea with the Nile River. -
Period: 1290 BCE to 1224 BCE
Ramses II
Ramses II ruled Egypt for about 67 years during which he conducted campaigns against the Libyans and the Nubians. He also led the great battle of Kadesh against the Hittitites with whom he signed the first known peace treaty in history. This king was an active builder who had left behind several impressive monuments. -
1274 BCE
The battle of Kadesh
The Battle of Kadesh between Pharaoh Ramesses II and Hittite king, Muwatalli II. -
1259 BCE
Hittite peace treaty
The Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty, also known as the Eternal Treaty or the Silver Treaty, is the only ancient Near Eastern treaty for which both sides' versions have survived -
Period: 1224 BCE to 1214 BCE
Merenptah
Merenptah, the thirteenth son of Ramses II, ruled Egypt for about ten years. He erected a temple at Thebes and other structures at Heliopolis, Hermopolis and Memphis. -
1196 BCE
20th Dynasty begins
the 20th Dynasty begins with Setnakhte, who was not a direct relative of his predecessors. He may have been a usurper. -
Period: 1183 BCE to 1152 BCE
Ramses III
Ramses III was the last great king of the New kingdom. He defeated enemy coalitions from the North and West, especially the seas peoples. During his reign, Ramses III built new structures at Luxor and Karnak. -
1180 BCE
Sea peoples try to invade
Ramesses III fortifies Xois to try to hold off the threat of the invading Sea Peoples. -
1178 BCE
Ramesses III defeats the Sea peoples
Ramesses III thoroughly defeats the Sea Peoples on the shores at Xois. -
1130 BCE
Ramses VII
Ramses VII ruled for a short time when the country fell in disorder. During his reign, the High Priests of Amon-Re gained more authority and seized the power, establishing a dynasty of priests in Thebes. -
1070 BCE
Kingdom of Nubia (Kush)
During the New Kingdom of Egypt, Nubia (Kush) was an Egyptian colony, from the 16th century BC governed by an Egyptian Viceroy of Kush. With the disintegration of the New Kingdom around 1070 BC, Kush became an independent kingdom centered at Napata in modern northern Sudan. -
Period: 1397 to 1388
Tuthmosis IV
Tuthmosis IV was the son of Amenhotep II and Queen Tiaa. He succeeded his father after the death of an elder brother. Few monuments of the kings reign survived at Thebes, Heliopolis Giza or Nubia. -
Period: 1479 to 1458 BCE
Hatshepsut
After the death of Tuthmosis II, his wife Queen Hatshepsut proclaimed herself co-regent with his son Tuthmosis III. Two years later, she claimed the throne as a sole pharaoh. During her reign, Egypt enjoyed a period of peace internally and abroad.
