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Jan 29, 1070
Post empire egypt begins
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Jan 29, 1279
Reign of Ramses II begins
Ramses II fights to regain control in Africa and Western Asia -
Jan 29, 1347
Tutankhamen's reign begins
Tutankhamen restores old gods -
Jan 29, 1364
Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) takes the throne
Akhenaten establishes a monotheistic cult -
Jan 29, 1470
Thutmose III becomes pharaoh
Hatshepsut dies -
Jan 29, 1550
New Kingdom
Egypt becomes most powerful empire in Southwest Asia -
Middle Kingdom begins
golden age of stability and expansion into Africa and Western Asia -
Fall of the Akkadian Empire
2100 BCE Akkadian Empire falls -
First Intermediate Period begins
Consisting of nearly 150 years without centralized leadership -
Building the Great Pyramid
Great Pyramid of King Khufu at Giza -
Old Kingdom begins
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Unity of Upper and Lower Egypt