This document provides a timeline of important events and periods in ancient Egyptian history: - The first pyramid, a step pyramid, was built around 2650 BC. Key periods that followed included the Hyksos invasion around 1670 BC and the New Kingdom from 1539-1070 BC. - Important rulers included King Narmer who united Egypt around 3100 BC, Alexander the Great who conquered Egypt in 332 BC, and Queen Cleopatra who killed herself after the Roman conquest in 330 BC. - Key aspects of ancient Egyptian culture included their system of gods, use of hieroglyphic writing, construction of massive pyramids and statues like the Great Sphinx, and their social hierarchy structured around the powerful

1. 2650 BC 1670 BC 1539-1070 BC 332 BC
The first pyramid, The Hyksos people This was the time Alexander the Great
a step pyramid, is invade and introduce of the ‘New conquered Egypt and
built the chariot Kingdom’ founded Alexandria
3100 BC 2250 BC 1648 BC 1070 BC 330 BC
King Narmer unites Egyptians introduce Nilometers were Egyptians joined Ra Queen Cleopatra
Egypt and records it Gods for all areas invented to track and Amun to make kills herself.
on the Narmer of their lives the height of the Amun-Ra; King of Romans
Palette (above) Nile the Gods conquer Egypt
Some Gods of Ancient Egypt
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Anubis Thoth Bastet Horus Hathor
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2. Rulers of Ancient Egypt Ramses II
were called pharaohs. ruled Egypt Ancient Egyptians
The word ‘pharaoh’ for over 60 used a system of
means great house. The years. In that picture writing called
pharaoh was the most time he fathered 156 hieroglyphics. Each hieroglyph
powerful person in children! He was a brave represented an object or letter.
Egypt and some people soldier and a great There were
considered him a god. builder. about 700
different
hieroglyphs.
Egyptian The Pyramids were
people in built using huge
society were Pharaoh The River Nile stones. Each stone
structured a was very weighed as much as
little like important to the two and a half
Is shown Priests elephants! The finished pyramids
Egyptians. It
in this provided water had a white coating to protect the
picture. Scribes stones underneath.
for drinking and
Craftworkers for crops
The Great Sphinx at Giza guards the Great
Pyramids. It has the body of a lion and the
Peasants and Slaves face of a human.