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Jan 1, 1000
Bronze Era
In 3000 BC the Pharaoh of the Upper kingdom united with the Lower kingdom. Successive dynasties witness flourishing trade, prosperity and the development of great cultural traditions. Writing, including hieroglyphics. -
Jan 1, 1001
Old Kingdom
2686-2160 BC was the Old Kingdom era. This is when the pyramids were being biult. 2000 BC Egypt started to break apart and form smaller kingdoms -
Jan 1, 1002
Intermediate Period
2160-2040 BC. In 2040 BC, the pharaohs managed to pull Egypt back together -
Jan 1, 1003
Middle Kingdom
2040-1633 BC. They stopped building pyramids. In 1800 BC the pharoahs lost power again -
Feb 1, 1004
Second Intermediate Period
1786-1558 BC. People from the north called the Hyksos invaded Egypt and ruled Lower Egypt for a while. They introduced horses and chariots, the egyptians learned how to use them for war -
Jan 1, 1005
New Kingdom
1558-1085 BC this is the time when the Bible talks about the Jews being slaves in Egypt -
Jan 1, 1006
Third Intermediate Period
1085-525 BC during the Third Intermediate Period, East African kings from south of Egypt in Nubia ruled most of Egypt. -
Jan 1, 1007
Persian Empire
In 525 BC, Cambyses, the Persian King, brought an army to Egypt and conquered Egypt, and made Egypt part of the Persian Empire. -
Apr 30, 1008
Hellenistic
332-30 BC this time is also called the Hellenistic. The Hellenistic was the time of Cleopatra, who was a Greek woman and also pharaoh in Egypt. -
Apr 30, 1009
Roman rule
31 BC Egypt comes under Roman rule; Queen Cleopatra commits suicide after Octavian's army defeats her forces. -
Apr 30, 1010
Capital is established
969 - Cairo established as capital. -
Period: May 2, 1250 to May 2, 1517
Mameluke rule
Mameluke rule, characterised by great prosperity and well-ordered civic institutions. -
Apr 30, 1517
Turkish Rule
Egypt absorbed into the Turkish Ottoman empire -
Suez Canal
Suez Canal built -
British
British troops take control of Egypt -
Fu'ad
Fu'ad I becomes King of Egypt and Egypt gains its independence. -
British Leave
Evacuation Treaty signed. British forces, who began a gradual withdrawal in 1936 finally leave Egypt. -
UAR
Egypt and Syria join to form the United Arab Republic (UAR) in the first step of their aim for Arab unity. -
Re-opening
The Suez Canal is re-opened after 12 years -
Pipeline
Egypt, Lebanon and Syria agree on a billion-dollar project for a pipeline to carry Egyptian gas under the Mediterranean to the Lebanese port of Tripoli -
Mubarak
President Mubarak steps down and hands power to the army council.
