#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<b>1510(5)<ac>1480(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>Amenhotep III<ac>1390<d>1352<c>Memphis<info>Amenhotep III was succeeded by his son, @Amenhotep IV@@.
#p <nat>Egyptian<o>pharaoh<n>Akhenaten<aka>Amenhotep IV<ac>1352<d>1336<c>Memphis<fa>Amenhotep III<info>Akhenaten, born as Amenhotep IV, succeeded his father, Amenhotep III. He established a state cult based on worship of a sun god, Aten, and changed his name from Amenhotep ("Amon is satisfied") to Akhenaten ("beneficial to Aten"). His name was later purged from lists of rulers when the priests of Amon retook power. He was married to Nefertiti.
#e <t>dynasty<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 @Rameses 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>pharaoh<n>Rameses II<ac>1290<d>1224<c>Thebes<info>Rameses II of the 19th dynasty is thought by some to be the pharaoh of the Exodus. His favourite wife was Nefertari, for whom he built a spectacular tomb in the Valley of the Queens.
#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>math<d>2000<c>Egypt<n>quadratic equations
#e <t>use<n>metal mirrors<c>Egypt<d>1900
#e <t>battle<n>Hyksos invade Egypt<d>1675(25)<c>Egypt<info>Egypt was invaded by the Hyksos people, who later ruled Egypt for more than a hundred years.
#e <t>period<n>Egypt ruled by Hyksos<d>1630<e>1521<c>Egypt<info>The Hyksos were a Semitic people from western Asia.
#e <t>battle<n>King Josiah killed<d>609<c>Megiddo<info>King @Josiah@@ of Judah was mortally wounded during this battle, in which he opposed Pharaoh @Neco II@@, who was on his way to the Euphrates to help the king of Assyria against the Babylonians.<ref>2 Chron 35:20-24
#e <t>construction<d>297<e>280<n>Pharos of Alexandria<c>Alexandria<info>The Pharos of Alexandria was a 425-foot-tall lighthouse tower. Light from a fire at its base was reflected off bronze mirrors to create a beacon. This was the first lighthouse, and it is considered as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
// 1st century B.C.
#e <t>fire<d>47<n>Library of Alexandria burns<c>Alexandria<info>The Library in Alexandria - the largest in the world at the time - was destroyed by fire in 47 B.C.
// 1st century A.D.
#ad
// 2nd century A.D.
#e <t>revolt<d>115<n>Jewish revolt in Egypt<c>Egypt