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Below is an Ancient Egypt Timeline outlining the major dividing points in the history of Egyptian civilization, including the early, middle, and new kingdoms.
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Period |
Date |
Dynasty |
Important People |
Important Events |
| Late Predynastic | 3100 BC – 2950 BC | 0 | Menes | North and south Egypt united Hieroglyphic writing developed |
| Early Dynastic | 2950 BC – 2575 BC | 1 | Menes Imhotep Dzoser |
Memphis capital of Egypt First writing on papyrus First pyramid built – step pyramid at Sakkara (Saqqara) |
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| Old Kingdom | 2575 BC – 2150 BC | 4 | Sneferu Khufu (Cheops) Sahure Pepi I Pepi II |
Great pyramids and sphinx at Giza built Sun God Ra worshipped at Heliopolis Mummification first used Trade for cedar wood Noblemen became more important Pharaohs had less power Fall of government at Memphis |
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| First Intermediate Period | 2150 BC – 1975 BC | 9 | Achthoes | Book of the Dead created Rebellions against the Pharaoh Drought and famine caused by low rainfall |
| 10 | ||||
| Middle Kingdom | 1975BC – 1640 BC | 11 | Mentuhotep Amenemhet |
North and south Egypt reunited capital Thebes Lower Nubia conquered |
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| Second Intermediate Period | 1640 BC – 1520 BC | 15 | Khyan | Hyksos tribe took over north Egypt Horse drawn chariot introduced |
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| New Kingdom | 1520 BC – 1075 BC | 18 | Ahmose I Hatshepsut Akhenaten Nefertiti Tutankhamen Rameses I Rameses II Rameses III |
Hyksos people expelled from Egypt Hatshepsut first female Pharaoh Temple at Karnak built Valley of the kings used as burial site Capital moved to Memphis |
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| Third Intermediate Period | 1075 BC – 715 BC | 21 | Shoshenk I | Egypt divided again northern capital Tanis, southern capital Thebes Shoshenk reunited Egypt Egypt lost control of Israel and Lebanon |
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| Late Period | 715 BC – 332 BC | 25 | Nephrites I | Egypt invaded by Libyans and Assyrians Persians conquered Egypt Alexander the Great conquered Egypt for Greece 332BC |
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