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Ptolemaic 332-30 BCE
The Ptolemaic was from 332-30 BCE. Cleopatra was an important person in this Period because she was the last independent ruler of Egypt. She was not of Egyptian lineage but Ptolemy was a general under Alexander the Great. She remembered for her love affairs with two roman leaders Julius Caesar and Marc Antony. She committed suicide when invaded by Roman General Octavian. This is when Egypt becomes a province of Rome. -
Mar 27, 1550
New Kingdom 1550-1070 BCE
The New Kingdom was from 1550-1070 BCE. An important person in the New Kingdom was Hatshepsut. He was the Wife of Thutmose II who had no heir. Thutmose III was very young and she acted as regent until she defied tradition and adopted the status of King. Another important person was Tuthmose III. He became king when his mother, Hatshepsut, died in 1483 BCE. -
Mar 27, 1550
New Kingdom 1550-1070 BCE
He kidnapped sons of conquered chiefs and indoctrinated them in Egyptian traditions then sent them to homelands to be leaders (``puppets of Egypt`). Amenhotep III rued ruled peacefully for four decades and was the seat of power in Thebes. In the new kingdom there was a period of artistic growth and much stability. King Akhenaton was the “heretic” king. He changed religious practice to create a cult of the sun disc, known as the Aten . -
Mar 27, 1550
New Kingdom 1550-1070 BCE
Akhenaten was the sole intermediary of the Aten, and thus all addresses to the deity had to go through him. Houses contained small shrines to the king for this purpose. He moved the royal residence to a previously uninhabited site in Middle Egypt. He called the new capital Akhetaten, 'the horizon of the sun-disc‘. Tutankhamen was a boy price at the age 8. He returned to the seat of power to Thebes and he died at age 17 because he was murder by ambitious conspirators. -
Mar 27, 1550
New Kingdom 1550-1070 BCE
Ramses II was the last great Egyptian king and he ruled for 67 years under peace and stability. He built huge buildings with Jewish slaves and he ruled during the time of Moses. -
Middle Kingdom 1991-1700 BCE
The Middle Kingdom was from 1991-1700 BCE. Throughout the middle kingdom the economic and political boundaries of Egypt were expanded. Social mobility through the members of the middle class the rulers of the middle kingdom were able to curtail the ambition of the local princes. Egypt experienced two centuries of peace and stability during which the nation prospered. -
Middle Kingdom 1991-1700 BCE
For 150 years Hyksos ruled Egypt using the existing infrastructure. Egyptians eventually mastered new weapons and drove the Hyksos out of Egypt. -
Late Dynastic Period 688-343 BCE
The Late Dynastic Period was from 688-343 BCE. The Late Dynastic Period refers to the last flowering of native Egyptian rulers after the Third Intermediate Period from the 26th Saite Dynasty into Persian conquests and ended with the conquest by Alexander the Great. -
Old Kingdom 2649-2150 BCE
The Old Kingdom was from 2649-2150 BCE. An important person was King Djoser. He was also called Zoser and he was the 3rd Dynasty and the 2nd ruler. Djoser reigned from 2737-2717. He was important for this period because he built the first mortuary buildings at Saqqara with Chief Imhotep. Also he developed a large and formal bureaucracy to support building projects. Also King Snefru was important because he was the 3rd Dynasty and the 4th ruler. -
Old Kingdom 2649-2150 BCE
He built the first true pyramid and he was a warrior king who invaded Nubia, Libya and the Sinai. Snefru built strong economy on trade and mining. King Khufu who was also called Cheops was also important to this time period. He lived circa in 2550 BCE. His son Rejedef was first king to incorporate solar element “Re/Ra” into the royal religion. Khufu also remembered for the Great Pyramid at Giza that was his burial tomb. -
Old Kingdom 2649-2150 BCE
King Menes was believed to have been the first to unite Egypt and war the double crown symbolizing the unity of the two kingdoms. Between 3100 BCE and 2700 BCE, Menes and his heirs were able to consolidate their power and achieve absolute rule in Egypt. He was the ruler of all Egypt and considered a god and he was their supreme ruler of all affairs, secular and religious. The old kingdom reached its peak during the Fourth Dynasty. -
Old Kingdom 2649-2150 BCE
By engaging trade throughout the Mediterranean and by mining copper in the Sinai Peninsula, the Egyptians acquired tremendous wealth in both material goods and new ideas. The 3 Pyramids at Giza, they were chief undertaking of the kings of the Fourth Dynasty. Imhotep was a man whom historians have called a genius. His contributions were so profound he was deified and rose to serve at the right hand of the Pharah Djoser. -
Early Dynastic Period 2960-2649 BCE
The Early Dynastic Period was from 2960-2649 BCE. King Menes was important to the Early Dynastic period. He lived circa 3100 BCE and he was referred as Narmer or Aha. He founded the city of Memphis and he was the seat of power for the Old Kingdom. He united Upper and Lower Egypt to create a “Nation State” that becomes the Old Kingdom. -
Predynastic Period 3300-2960 BCE
The Predynastic Period was from 3300-2960 BCE. Prior to 1300 BCE, Egypt was a collection of unorganized societies. Key events in this period was that Lower Egypt or the Delta Kingdom, was ruled by a monarchy symbolized by the red crown the white crown represented the power of Upper Egypt. An important person in this time period was King Menes who unites the kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt.
