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5100 BCE
Nile River
Egyptians called the flooding season Akhet (June - September) -
5000 BCE
Nile River
Peret is the growing season ( October - February)
Shemu is the harvesting season (March- May) -
3100 BCE
Early dynastic Egypt
Created hieroglyphic writing that consisted of a alphabet. -
3000 BCE
Early Dynastic Egypt
Started to track the three natural cycles, solar year, lunar month, and solar day. -
2800 BCE
Early dynastic egypt
Started mining in Sinai, which was crucial for construction of the pyramids in coming generations. -
2700 BCE
Early dynastic egypt
Started using paper for writing and documenting -
2686 BCE
Old Kingdom
"age of pyramids"consisting of vast construction, sculptures and art. -
2566 BCE
Old Kingdom
Khufu erected the Great pyramid of Giza -
2498 BCE
Old Kingdom
Egyptian religion made several important changes and cult of the god Ra gained importance -
2181 BCE
First intermediate period
Breakdown of central government, Qakare is only Pharaoh linked to any monuments -
2100 BCE
First Intermidiate Period
Referred to as the "dark period" which lasted about 150 years. -
2055 BCE
Middle Kingdom
Referred to as the period of "Reunification" the unification of upper and lower Egypt with the enrichment of Egyptian culture -
1991 BCE
Middle Kingdom
Kingdom was based in Thebes under Amenemhet -
1929 BCE
Middle Kingdom
Amenemhat II waged war in the Levant -
1900 BCE
Middle Kingdom
Trade, arts, and literature flourished, and had accumulated vast military -
1872 BCE
Old Kingdom
Several new fortifications were built under Senusret III to secure southern borders -
1790 BCE
Second Intermidiate Period
Immigrants from Asia are called Hyksos meaning "rulers of foreign lands" -
1782 BCE
Second intermidiate Period
Hyksos raiders from Asia led by Amenemhat III gained power in the delta. -
1600 BCE
Second Intermidiate Period
Hyksos introduced the harnessed horse and chariot, composite bow, and armor. -
1500 BCE
New Kingdom
Referred to as the "golden age" was a time of prosperity, time and wealth -
1479 BCE
New Kingdom
King Thutmose's III military power and expeditions took over the eastern coast of the Mediterranean sea and cast out the Hyksos. -
1350 BCE
New Kingdom
Akhenaten changed Egypt's religion from polytheistic to henotheistic -
1333 BCE
New Kingdom
Tutankhamun took over at the age of 9 when his father died -
332 BCE
Greco-Roman era
Alexander the Great conquers Egypt. -
196 BCE
Greco-Roman era
The Rosetta Stone is carved, Which is the key to understanding ancient Egypt's hieroglyphs -
30 BCE
Greco-Roman era
Cleopatra, the last queen of an independent ancient Egypt dies, and Egypt is annexed by the Roman empire.
