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5000 BCFirst Evidence of Settlements Along the Nile River

People began to settle in the Nile valley in about 5000 B.C. They farmed the land, kept animals, and built permanent homes on the banks of the Nile.

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2700 B.C.First Stone Pyrimd

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The first stone pyramid built in ancient Egypt was the 'Step Pyramid'. The Step Pyramid was built at Saqqara for the pharaoh Djoser. It was made by building several 'steps' or layers of stone on top of each other.

1300 B.CRamesses ||

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Ramesses II was a pharaoh who ruled ancient Egypt for 66 years from 1279 B.C. to 1213 B.C.. Ramesses II had many temples and statues of himself put up around Egypt, and is known for being a great military leader.

400 B.C.Ptolemy I

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Ptolemy was a general and good friend of Alexander the Great. After Alexander's death in 323 B.C., Alexander's generals and companions fought over how to divide up his empire between them.

Ptolemy gained control over Egypt, and his family ruled Egypt for about 275 years. This is called the Ptolemaic period.

1300 B.C Hypostyle hall

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A hypostyle hall is a large room with many columns. The hypostyle hall at Karnak is one of the largest halls of its kind from ancient Egypt. It has 134 large stone columns.

When Cairo was being built during the Middle Ages, stones from the pyramids were used to make new buildings. Today when you visit Egypt, most of the casing blocks are gone from the sides of the pyramids.

1000 A.C Casing blocks

1700 A.CRosetta Stone

The Rosetta Stone was found in 1799 by one of Napoleon's soldiers. It was found in a town called Rossett which is now called Rashid.

1900 A.D Aswan High Dam

A dam built in the 1960s to control the annual flooding of the Nile, and to create a reservoir.

The water flowing from the Nile sources collects south of the dam forming Lake Nasser. Lake Nasser covers much of the area that was ancient Nubia.