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Jan 1, 1200
Ramses the Great (Ramses II) built large statues of temples, tombs and himself.
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Apr 5, 1370
A ruler named Amenhotep creates a new religion (from polytheistic to monotheistic) with only one god.
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Apr 5, 1480
The New Kingdom begins. Hatshepsut comes to power.
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The time the Middle Kingdom existed. The Old Kingdom ends with violence and a new dynasty reigns Egypt. The capital changes to Thebes.
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The time the Old Kingdom existed. Great Pyramids of Giza and The Sphinx were built. King's bodies were mummified for preservation.
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Narmer (King of higher Egypt) attacked Lower Egypt and united the two parts. Their capital was Memphis and this was the first of many Egyptian dynasties.
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Egypt had 2 large kingdoms
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Farmers began to settle in the valley. They grew cereal crops such as wheat and barley.