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7000 BCE - The Settlement of The Nile Valley Begins 

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7000 BCE - The Settlement of The Nile Valley Begins 

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Circa 7000 BCE, early humans were nomadic and Africa was very dry. So the early humans flocked to the fertile valley of The Nile and called it home

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3000 BCE - The upper Kingdom of Egypt and the lower Kingdom of Egypt Unite 

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3000 BCE - The upper Kingdom of Egypt and the lower Kingdom of Egypt Unite 

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Circa 3000 BCE The two kingdoms of Egypt united. to make a large kingdom with flourishing trade and very successful

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2500 BCE - The Pyramids of Giza are built 

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2500 BCE - The Pyramids of Giza are built 

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The Pyramids of Giza are built to be the Tomb of Pharaoh Khufu. Pharaoh Khufu wanted to celebrate the uniting of the two kingdoms 500 years late. and he chose to make a humongus pyramid and it ended up being his tomb

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669 BCE - Assyrians from Mesopotamia conquer Egypt and begin to rule

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669 BCE - Assyrians from Mesopotamia conquer Egypt and begin to rule

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in 669 BCE Mesopotamia didn't like Egypt. So they sent groups to conquer Egypt for the fertile river

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in 525 BCE the King of Persia was offended by some of Egypt's actions with his daughter. So the king of Persia came in defeated Egypt and crowned himself Pharaoh

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332 BCE - Alexander The Great conquers Egypt

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332 BCE - Alexander The Great conquers Egypt

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Alexander The Great came into Egypt to kill King Darius (Current persian ruler) and conquer Egypt. He wanted to conquer Egypt for control of current day Syria

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31 BCE - Romans rule Egypt and Cleopatra commits suicide 

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31 BCE - Romans rule Egypt and Cleopatra commits suicide 

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Instead of letting herself be controlled by Octavian's rule Cleopatra ended her own life. and that caused Octavian ot kill his son and annexed Egypt to the Roman Empire

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A missionary named Saint Mark goes to Egypt and spreads Christianity. and it spreads like wildfire in Egypt

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The Muslim general Amr ibn al-A conquered Egypt and big changes were made. To start Egypt became Muslim and they starting speaking Arabic

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969 - Cairo is established as the capital of Egypt 

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969 - Cairo is established as the capital of Egypt 

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An Egyptian general by the name Jawhar. Established Cairo as the capital after the old capital Fustat burned down

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1250 - Slave soldier Mameluke takes over Egypt 

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1250 - Slave soldier Mameluke takes over Egypt 

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A slave soldier named Mameluke comes free and takes over Egypt overthrowing the current. Muslim rule and led an Empire that lasted for 300 years

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1517 - Egypt absorbed into the Turkish Ottoman Empire 

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1517 - Egypt absorbed into the Turkish Ottoman Empire 

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An Ottoman Sultan named Selim I conquered Egypt. by taking out Mameluke forces outside of Cairo.

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Napoleon invades and mostly successful. until he is repelled by the Turks and the British

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1805 - Ottoman Commander establishes a Dynasty 

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1805 - Ottoman Commander establishes a Dynasty 

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The Ottoman Albanian Commander named Muhammad Ali (Not the boxer) establishes a dynasty. and the dynasty lasted until 1953 even though it was apart of the Ottoman Empire

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The Suez Canal is built and nearly bankrupts Egypt which leads to a gradual british takeover. But it greatly increased trade profits in Europe

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1882 - British Troops take over the country 

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1882 - British Troops take over the country 

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Egypt had been flourishing because of French and British features. But Egypt had gone in debt (1 Million British Pounds) and Britain wanted to help the government by ruling Egypt

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1914 - Britain declares Egypt a  Protectorate

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1914 - Britain declares Egypt a  Protectorate

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Protectorate means that it is a country that another country will protect (Usually Britain). So the English also made a new guy Sultan to help with English intentions

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With Soviet funding Egypt finishes the Aswan Dam. which has a major effect on agriculture and irrigation

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1973 - Egypt and Iraq are major trade partners after the war

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1973 - Egypt and Iraq are major trade partners after the war

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In 1973 Egypt signed a peace agreement with Iraq and then they became major trade partners. This benefited them both because they started the "Oil-for-food" contract

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In 1975 The Suez Canal was finally reopened after the war in 1967 with Israel. This gives Egypt much more economic growth with the new trade route being open

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1981 - President Sadat was assassinated 

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1981 - President Sadat was assassinated 

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In 1981 President Sadat of Egypt was assassinated by Islamist Extremists. This sparked massive anti-government riots which cost Egypt a lot of moola

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In 1989 Egypt became a "Major non-NATO Ally of the U.S.". and it is really good because Egypt and the U.S. have similar interests in the middle east

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Egypt joins an allied coalition to eradicate Iraqi forces in Kuwait. and the coalition successfully stopped Saddam Hussein from taking over Kuwait

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2005 - Commandment allows  candidates to run for president directly 

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2005 - Commandment allows  candidates to run for president directly 

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On may 25th 2005 Egypt tried to change the constitution and make people go for president directly. Many people tried to boycott it but it eventually was passed by the majority

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December 11th 2017 Putin said Sisi (Current president of Egypt) was a close friend. and Putin wanted to help him out so he was helping Egypt in many ways and even built them their first nuclear reactor