A time line of ancient Egyptian history Choose a time line... Egyptian History Writing Mummification Pyramid building

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3500 B.C.





Early settlers in the Nile valley



3400 B.C.

3300 B.C.

3200 B.C.

3100 B.C. Hieroglyphic script developed

3100- Narmer unified Upper and Lower Egypt

3000 B.C.

2900 B.C.

2800 B.C.

2500 B.C.

2400 B.C.

2300 B.C.

2200 B.C. Various kings ruled Egypt

2100 B.C. 2055- Mentuhotep II gained control of entire country

2000 B.C. Agricultural development of the Faiyum Earliest parts of Temple of Karnak built Egyptians control Nubia

1900 B.C.

1800 B.C.

1700 B.C. Hyksos rulers took control of Delta region

1600 B.C. Ahmose unified country

1500 B.C. Hatshepsut became pharaoh

1400 B.C. Akhenaten changed Egyptian religion

Tutankhamun became pharaoh

Traditional religion returned

1300 B.C. Hypostyle hall built at Temple of Karnak

1274 - Ramesses II fought in Battle of Kadesh

1200 B.C.

1100 B.C. Upper and Lower Egypt split

1000 B.C.

900 B.C.

800 B.C. 728- Nubian king Piy conquered Egypt

700 B.C. 671- Assyrians attacked Egypt

600 B.C. 525- Persians conquered Egypt

500 B.C.

300 B.C.

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300 A.D. Last use of hieroglyphic writing

400 A.D.

500 A.D.

600 A.D. 642- Egypt conquered by Arabs

700 A.D.

800 A.D. 820- Caliph al Mamun entered the Great Pyramid

900 A.D. 969- City of Cairo founded

Casing blocks stripped off Giza pyramids

1000 A.D.

1100 A.D.

1200 A.D.

1300 A.D.

1400 A.D.

1500 A.D. 1517- Ottoman Turks ruled Egypt

1600 A.D.

1800 A.D. Travellers and explorers began uncovering the monuments of ancient Egypt

1822- Hieroglyphs deciphered

1859- 1869 Suez Canal built

Egyptologists began formal excavations in Egypt