Egypt

Egypt

Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Feb 28, 1000

Monotheism

Feb 28, 1353

Amenhotep IV, 1353
worshiped only one god, Aten
banned worship of all other gods Built temple to Aten at Akhenaten

Trade routes not always safe

Feb 28, 1650

The Hyksos invaded, conquered around 1650 BC

Rosetta stone

Feb 28, 1799

Historians could not decipher hieroglyphicsDiscovered near Nile Delta village of Rosetta in 1799Long passages of writing on broken stone

The Middle Kingdom

Feb 28, 2055

New dynasty began middle kingdom 2055 BC

The old Kingdom

Jan 1, 2650

Many of the institutions for which the Egyptian civilization is known were created
Old Kingdom collapsed around 2100 BC

Unification

Jan 1, 3100

Two kingdoms unified round 3100 BC