Ancient Egypt

The Gift of the Nile

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80 Moments

1350 BCE

Akhenaten builds new capital at Amarna (Akhetaten) and abolishes traditional gods

1350 BCE

Ancient Fresco of Nebamun Hunting Birds

1353 BCE

Reign of Akhenaten, who introduced monotheistic worship of Aten.

1386 BCE

Beginning of the Rule of Amenhotep III

1400 BCE

Menna and Family Hunting in the Marshes

1400 BCE

Seti I builds grand temples and revives military campaigns in Levant.

1473 BCE

Reign of Hatshepsut, powerful female pharaoh.

1479 BCE

Beginning of the Rule of Thutmose III

1479 BCE

Beginning of the Rule of Hatshepsut

1479 BCE

Reign of Thutmose III, who expanded Egypt to its greatest territorial extent.

1480 BCE

Portrait Head of Pharaoh Hatshepsut or Thutmose III

1500 BCE

Transition from Akhenaten to Traditional Art Forms

1549 BCE

Beginning of the New Kingdom

1550 BCE

Ancient Surgical Techniques in Edwin Smith Papyrus

1550 BCE

Ahmose I expels Hyksos; reunification of Egypt.

1550 BCE

Beginning of the Rule of Ahmose I

1555 BCE

Ahmose I Expels the Hyksos

1570 BCE

Theban princes begin resisting Hyksos domination.

1600 BCE

Edwin Smith and Ebers papyri

1785 BCE

Hyksos Seize Control of Egypt

1800 BCE

"Instructions of Amenemhat" and other literary texts composed.

1860 BCE

Beginning of the Rule of Amenemhat III

1900 BCE

Canal connecting Nile to Red Sea is completed, enhancing trade.

1971 BCE

Reign of Senusret I; establishes Egyptian control over Lower Nubia.

1981 BCE

Model of Household Porch and Garden

2055 BCE

Reunification of Egypt by Mentuhotep II

2061 BCE

Beginning of the Rule of Mentuhotep II – Reunifier of Egypt

2134 BCE

Start of the Middle Kingdom

2160 BCE

Rival Clans in Ancient Egyptian Power Struggle

2400 BCE

Rise of solar temples and official cults of Ra at Heliopolis.