Ancient Egypt
The Gift of the Nile
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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.
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