Egypt

7000 b.c. - 3500 b.c. Early settlers in the Nile valley

3100 b.c. Hieroglyphic script developed-

Narmer unified Upper and Lower Egypt

3000 b.c. Hathor known as Mistress of Dendera

2700 b.c. First stone pyramid built

2600 b.c. Pyramids of Giza built

2200 b.c. various kings ruled Egypt In about 2200 B.C. the government in ancient Egypt collapsed and many people fought to become the ruler of ancient Egypt. For about 150 years, Upper and Lower Egypt had different rulers.

2055 b.c. Mentuhotep II gained control of entire country

1800's b.c. Agricultural development of the Faiyum ,Earliest parts of Temple of Karnak built ,Egyptians control Nubia

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 b.c. - Ramesses II fought in Battle of Kadesh

1100 b.c. Upper and Lower Egypt split

728 b.c. Nubian king Piy conquered Egypt

671 b.c. Assyrians attacked Egypt

525 b.c. Persians conquered Egypt

332 b.c Alexander the Great conquered Egypt

305 b.c. Ptolemy I became pharaoh

196 b.c. Rosetta Stone carved

31 b.c. Battle of Actium

30 b.c. Cleopatra VII died

300 a.d. Last use of hieroglyphic writing

642 a.d. Egypt conquered by Arabs

820 a.d. Caliph al Mamun entered the Great Pyramid

969 a.d. City of Cairo founded, Casing blocks stripped off Giza pyramids

1517 a.d. Ottoman Turks ruled Egypt

1798 a.d. Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt,

1799 a.d. Rosetta Stone found

Travellers and explorers began uncovering the monuments of ancient Egypt 1822 a.d. Hieroglyphs deciphered

1859- 1869 a.d. Suez Canal built, Egyptologists began formal excavations in Egypt

1922 a.d. Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun

1953 a.d. Egypt became independent

1960 a.d. Aswan High Dam built