#p <nat>Egyptian<o>pharaoh<fem><n>Hatshepsut<ac>1502(1)<d>1480(1)<c>Memphis<info>Hatshepsut, regent for her young nephew Thutmose III, declared herself pharaoh and ruled for 22 years.
#p <nat>Egyptian<o>pharaoh<n>Thutmose III<ac>1504(1)<d>1450<c>Memphis<info>Thutmose III tried to wrest domination of Syria from Mitanni, a north Mesopotamian power, but failed.
#p <nat>Egyptian<o>pharaoh<n>Akhenaton<ac>1353<d>1336<c>Memphis<info>Akhenaton established a state cult based on worship of a sun god, Aton. His name was purged from all lists of rulers when the priests of Amon retook power.
#p <nat>Egyptian<o>pharaoh<n>Rameses II<ac>1279<d>1213<c>Thebes<info>Rameses II of the 19th dynasty is thought by some to be the pharaoh of the Exodus.
#p <nat>Egyptian<o>pharaoh<n>Rameses III<ac>1198(1)<d>1166<c>Thebes<info>Rameses III of the 20th dynasty repulsed major invasions by Libyans and Sea Peoples.
#e <t>use<n>glass<c>Egypt<d>2000
#e <t>use<n>irrigation systems<c>Egypt<d>2000
#e <t>use<d>2000<c>Egypt<n>quadratic equations
#e <t>use<n>metal mirrors<c>Egypt<d>1900
#e <t>battle<n>Egypt invaded by Hyksos people<d>1675(25)<c>Egypt
#e <n>Egypt ruled by Hyksos people<d>1630<e>1521<c>Egypt<info>The Hyksos were a Semitic people from western Asia.
#e <t>period<n>Egypt's New Kingdom<d>1570<e>1085<c>Egypt
#e <t>inv<n>chariots with two 4-spoked wheels<info>This design replaced chariots with four solid wheels<d>1500(50)<c>Egypt
#e <t>inv<n>chariots with 6 or 8 spokes per wheel<d>1400(50)<c>Egypt
#e <t>period<n>Egypt's 19th dynasty<d>1320<e>1200<c>Egypt<info>Rulers of this dynasty destroyed Akhenaten's monuments, but maintained the same efficiently centralised government and regained territory lost in Palestine. Seti I and Ramses II fought several campaigns against the Hittites, but ultimately a peace treaty was signed. Palestine and Nubia were secure, but new threats appeared. Ramses's son Merenptah had to fight off a major invasion by hitherto minor enemies, the seminomads of Libya, who were aided by the Sea Peoples, warriors of western Anatolia and the Aegean.<ref>Grolier
#p <nat>Egyptian<o>queen<n>Cleopatra VII<b>69<ac>51<ab>49<d>30<c>Alexandria<info>Cleopatra VII was the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt. Following her death the Romans took over Egypt.