Egypt

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  • Period: 3150 BCE to 2050 BCE

    Old kingdom

  • 3100 BCE

    Narmer

    He was the first Faraon in Egypt.
    He's kingdom started de 3100 B.C
  • 2925 BCE

    Unification

    Unification
    Menes (Narmer) unifies the different cities.
  • 2500 BCE

    Capital change

    Capital change
    Established the capital in Memphis
  • 2400 BCE

    Pyramids

    Pyramids
    (2575-2470 a.C.): Egyptian Golden Age. Construction of the pyramids.
  • Period: 2051 BCE to 1550 BCE

    Middle Kingdom

  • 1800 BCE

    Extension

    Under the hegemony of one of the main cities, Thebes, the unity lost during the first intermediate period was restored and the maximum territorial expansion was reached. The reunification began under the command of Mentuhotep II.
  • 1674 BCE

    Hyksos

    Hyksos
    Around 1674 BC, the Semitic people of the Hyksos seized Egypt and dominated it for a century. The most notable pharaoh was Khian, who reigned in Thebes.
  • Period: 1551 BCE to 31 BCE

    New Kingdom

  • 1346 BCE

    Tutankamon

    Tutankamon
    To the dynasty XVIII belonged Tutankamón (1346 - 1337 a.C.). Although he is the best known of all the pharaohs, he was one of the least important: he reigned from 9 to 18 years old (at that age he died), always managed by royal advisers.