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2925 BCE
Menes unites Egypt
Menes was a pharaoh of the early dynastic period of ancient Egypt. -
Period: 2686 BCE to 2181 BCE
Old kingdom
The old kingdom is the name given to the period in the third millennium BC when Egypt attained its first continuous leak of civilization. -
Period: 2050 BCE to 1800 BCE
Middle Kingdom
Also known as the Period of reunification. Period of the I story of ancient Egypt stretching from the reunification of Egypt under the impulse of Mentuhotep ll of the eleventh dinasty to the end of the twelfth dinasty. -
1700 BCE
Hiksos conquer Egyptians
By 1700 BC, Egypt was fragmenting politically. -
Period: 1550 BCE to 1077 BCE
New Kingdom
Egyptian empire. It was Egypts most prosperous period and marked the peak of its power -
Period: 1493 BCE to 1479 BCE
Reign of Thutmose ll
He was the fourth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. He was influenced by his wife Hathsepsut so, he built some minor monuments and initiated at least two minor campaigns. -
Period: 1478 BCE to 1458 BCE
Reign of Hathsepsut
Hathsepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of Egypt.
Major acomplishments:
~Trade routes
~building projects
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Period: 1292 BCE to 1190 BCE
Reign of Ramses ll
He had the second longest reign in Egyptian history. He was known because he had wars with the Hittites and with the Libyans. Also because of his extensive building programs and the many colossal statues of him founded all over Egypt. -
525 BCE
Persians conquer Egyptians
Cambyses ll of Persia conquer the fourth major power of the ancient near east, completing the series of conquests begun by his father Cyrus ll the great. -
332 BCE
Greeks conquer Egyptians
Alexander the Great conquered Egypt. He had an on-going campaign against the Persian empire of Darius lll. He also conquered Persia's naval bases and then, he moved to the south into Egypt .
