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Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Feb 28, 1000
Egypt
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Feb 28, 1353
Monotheism
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
The Hyksos invaded, conquered around 1650 BC -
Rosetta stone
Historians could not decipher hieroglyphicsDiscovered near Nile Delta village of Rosetta in 1799Long passages of writing on broken stone -
The Middle Kingdom
New dynasty began middle kingdom 2055 BC -
The old Kingdom
Many of the institutions for which the Egyptian civilization is known were created
Old Kingdom collapsed around 2100 BC -
Unification
Two kingdoms unified round 3100 BC