A very brief history of Egypt

This is a very brief history of Egypt. I also included some well known Pharaohs and the monuments built during each period. I hope this will serve as a rough guide for you when you visit Egypt.

OLD KINGDOM (3100-2180 BC)

Memphis became the capital of the unified Upper and Lower Egypt

Pyramid of Djoser

Pyramid of Meidum

Bent Pyramid 

Red Pyramid

The Great Pyramid of Giza (Khufu)

Pyramid of Khafre

Pyramid of Menkaure

Saqqara

Pyramid of Teti

Pyramid of Hawara

The beginning of mummification

First Intermediate period

MIDDLE KINGDOM (2125-1985 BC)

Highpoint of Egyptian language and literature

No temples or pyramids remain standing

Beni Hassan

The Hyksos invaded Lower Egypt

Second Intermediate period

NEW KINGDOM (1550-1070 BC)

Thebes (Luxor) became the capital

Temple of Amun Karnak

Valley of the Kings

Valley of the Queens

Deir el Medina

Temple of Hatshepsut

Luxor temple 

Abu Simbel

Amarna

North Tombs and South Tombs

Temple of Seti I Abydos

Medinat Habu

Ramesseum

Temple of Khnum Esna

Colossi Memnon

Hatshepsut

Akhenaten 

Tutankhamun

Ramses II

Queen Nefertiti

Queen Nefertari

Third Intermediate Period

Late Period

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD (305-30 BC)

Temple of Hathor Dendera

Alexander the Great

Ptolemy I

Temple of Horus

Kom Ombo

Temple of Philae

Tuna El Gebel

Cleopatra VII

Julius Caesar

Mark Antony

ROMAN PERIOD (30 BC)

Fayoum Portrait Mummies

Coptic Churches

Arab Conquest 640-1517

Ottoman Turkish Rule 1517-1882

British Occupation 1882-1952

Independent Egypt 1952