Egypt King List

A time line of ancient Egyptian history

Choose a time line... Egyptian History Writing Mummification Pyramid building

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.

2700 B.C. First stone pyramid built

2600 B.C. Pyramids of Giza built

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.

400 B.C. 332- Alexander the Great conquered Egypt

305- Ptolemy I became pharaoh

300 B.C.

200 B.C. 196- Rosetta Stone carved

100 B.C. 31- Battle of Actium