Nile Timeline

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c. 6000 BCE
Nile River Valley first inhabited.
3150 BCE - 2613 BCE
Early Dynastic Period in Egypt. First Kings.
c. 2560 BCE
The Great Pyramid of Giza is constructed by Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops).
2040 BCE - 1782 BCE
The Middle Kingdom of Egypt.
1800 BCE
Bronze working introduced to Egypt.
1600 BCE
Founding of the kingdom of Kush, Nubia.
1504 BCE - 1492 BCE
Egyptian empire reaches greatest extent under Thutmose I.
1500 BCE
Egyptian empire extends to the Euphrates.
1180 BCE
The Sea Peoples begin increased incursions into Egypt.
750 BCE
Iron working is introduced to Egypt.
c. 750 BCE
Kushite City of Meroe is founded.
712 BCE - 671 BCE
Egypt is ruled by the Kushite dynasty.
525 BCE - 404 BCE
Persia conquers Egypt.
520 BCE
Darius of Persia links the Nile and the Red Sea by a canal.