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5000 BCE
Coming of Farming
farming began by the Nile River -
3500 BCE
Pre-dynastic period
Unification of Egypt -
2650 BCE
Beginning of Old Kingdom
Old Kingdom began -
2575 BCE
Great Pyramids of Giza are built
Djoser’s step pyramid at Sakkara was the first in the sequence of Pyramids to be built entirely of stone -
2074 BCE
Middle Kingdom begins
Egypt is united and powerful -
1539 BCE
New Kingdom
Egypt is reunited and became the leading power in the middle east -
1336 BCE
Reign of king Tut
Tutankhamen reigns -
1279 BCE
height of Egyptian power
The reign of Ramses II brings Egypt to the height of its power -
1150 BCE
New Kingdom Falls
New Kingdom falls -
656 BCE
Assyrians take over
Egypt is occupied by the Assyrians -
639 BCE
Period of Revival
The Egyptians expel the Assyrians and begin a period of revival -
525 BCE
Persians take over
Egypt is conquered by the Persians -
332 BCE
Alexander the Great takes over
Egypt is conquered by Alexander the Great -
30 BCE
Cleopatra dies
Cleopatra, the last queen of independent Egypt in ancient times, dies, and Egypt is annexed by the Roman Empire
