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Period: 3100 BCE to 2700 BCE
Old Kingdom
Lasted around 1000 years.The basic structure of society and the state were established. The pharaoh was already a divine and powerful figure. The capital city was Memphis. The Old Kingdom collapsed around 2200 BC. -
Period: 2050 BCE to 1850 BCE
Middle Kingdom
Lasted about 400 years. In this period, the power of the pharaohs increased. New cities were built, and the capital was moved to Thebes -
Period: 1580 BCE to 1100 BCE
New Kingdom
Started around 1600 B, and leasted about 500 years. Some of the most famous pharaohs reigned in this period: Thutmose I, Amenhotep III, Akhenaten, Tutankhamun and Ramesses II. Egypt conquered Libya and Syria. Large palaces and temples were build -
Period: 1100 BCE to 31 BCE
Foreign Rule
After year 1100 BC, Egypt was invaded by different foreign peoples: the Assyrians, the Persians, the Greeks and the Romans.