Ancient Eygpt

  • 3500 BCE

    3500 BC

    Early settlers in the Nile valley
  • 3100 BCE

    Hieroglyphic script developed- 3100

    Narmer unified upper and lower Eygpt
  • 2700 BCE

    2700 BC

    First stone pyramid built
  • 2600 BCE

    2600 BC

    Pyramids of Giza built
  • 2200 BCE

    2200 BC

    Various kinds ruled
  • 2055 BCE

    2055 BC

    Mentuhotep II gained control of the entire country
  • 1900 BCE

    1922- Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun 1953- Egypt became independent 1960- Aswan High Dam built

  • 1800 BCE

    Travellers and explorers began uncovering the monuments of ancient Egypt 1822- Hieroglyphs deciphered 1859- 1869 Suez Canal built Egyptologists began formal excavations in Egypt

  • 1798 BCE

    1798- Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt 1799- Rosetta Stone found

  • 1700 BCE

    1700 BC

    Hyksos rulers took control of the Delta region
  • 1600 BCE

    1600 BC

    Ahmose unifed country
  • 729 BCE

    728

    Nubian king conquered Egypt
  • 671 BCE

    671

    Assyrians attacked Egypt
  • 525 BCE

    525

    Persians conquered Egypt
  • 300 BCE

    300 c

    Hypostyle hall built in 1274. Ramesses II fought in Battle of Kadesh
  • 100 BCE

    100C

    Upper and lower Egypt split