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information 3100-2950 BCLate Predynastic PeriodEarliest known
hieroglyphic writing utilizedFoundation of the Egyptian state
xxxx 2950-2575 BCEarly Dynastic Period
(1st-3rd Dynasties)Memphis, a capital city, is created.Egypt gets
intensive contact with Palestine xxxx 2575-2150 BCOld Kingdom
(4th-8th Dynasties)
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elite tombs include the first extensive inscriptions xxxx Old Kingdom fell because the
Nile didn’t flood for approximently three decades. After Peppy II’s long rule, bad kings
followed and eventually, many weak kings were made. Then, the Nile failed to flood
for three decades and so they fel l. The Egyptians originally chose their initial kings
for each dynasty and if the king became a monarch he /she would be overthrown.
Apparently, Peppy II’s son and the last rulers of the Old Kingdom didn’t follow that
rule.xx Egypt used their surplus of food to make great pieces of arts and
sculptures.xxWhen the common Egyptian died, he/she would be buried in a simple
grave in a desert. They used their great art in things concerning death, also in
deserts. Space was valuable, therefore, no house was left to rot. Their pyramids
were made of stone and domesticated houses were made of sun-dried brick. Ancient
Egypt did record their history though much of it is too old to allow us to be certain
about the information. They recorded things like the amount of sheep transported,
etc. Luckily, Egyptians recorded special events in a great way so it is available to us
now and won’t seem so old. We discovered mainly everything we learned about
Egyptian Kings from their monuments (how surprising!). 2125-1975 BC1st
Intermediate Period
(9th-11th Dynasties)Egypt splits into two smaller states, ruled from Memphis in the
north and Thebes in the south xxxx The north crown was represented by white and
the south represented by red. X 1975-1640 BCMiddle Kingdom
(11th-14th Dynasties)
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© Mentuhotep successfully reunites Egypt xxxxby defeating Herakleopolis xxAmenemhat I
founds a new royal residence near Memphis Egypt conquers Lower Nubia under Senwosret I and
III Classical period of art and literature xxxx 1630- 1520 BC2nd Intermediate Period
(15th-17th Dynasties)Hyksos kings gets the white crownTheban 17th dynasty starts in the south
xxxx 1539-1075 BCNew Kingdom
(18th-20th Dynasties)
© King Thutmoses III: This King led Egypt to it’s height of power. He conquered many rival
kingdoms in ancient Syria and Palestine. He won warfares mainly because of his secret tactics.
He would hide his best fighter inside variouis objects (like a sack) and have them get through city
gates. He did almost everything to avoid battle. He would sometimes order his soldiers to go on
the hard path to a place if there were many paths and so they wouldn’t have to fight to get to their
destination.xRamesses III wards off many invasions xxxx Egyptian empire in the Near East and
Nubia Elaborate tombs of the Valley of Kings xxxxRule of woman pharaoh Hatshepsut xxxx King
Akhenaten successfully introduces a monotheistic religion to EgyptBrief reign of Tutankhamun
(approx 13 years) xxxxRamesses II rules for 67 years xxxx xxxand his war against the Hittities led
to the Egyptian’s loss to the Nubians. Seti I, one who had blood relations with Ramesses II made
many magnificent victories before the fall.. Ramesses II refused divine demands 1075-715
BC3rd Intermediate Period
(21st-25th Dynasties)Disunity and Libyan disunify and create their own dynasty xIn the late 8th
century, Nubian conquers Egypt xxxx 715-332 BCLate Period
(20th-30th Dynasties,
2nd Persian Period)Egypt conquered briefly by Assyrians Cultural revival under kings from Sais
Persian conquers Egypt (525-404 BC) Egypt independent again (404-343 BC) xxxx 332 BC-395
ADGreco-Roman Period
(Macedonians, Ptolemies,
and Romans)
© Alexander the Great occupies Egypt (was given leadership by the will of Egyptians) xxxx
Alexander's general, Ptolemy, becomes king and founds a dynasty xxxxThe Rosetta Stone, the
stone that told us, the history buffs, how to encode Egyptian writing, was carved (196 BC)
Cleopatra VII reigns from1-30 BC xxxxCleopatra VII commits suicide and Egypt becomes a