Ancient Egypt Flashcards
c. 5000 BC
African herdsmen migrated to now Egypt
in c. 5000 BC, what was the religion in Egypt?
each town had its own unique god, monotheistic
when did Egypt become a nation?
c. 3100 BC
what was Egypt’s religion in c. 3100 BC?
polytheism, each god got grouped together
when were the Great Pyramids built?
c. 2600 BC
c. 1350 BC
Akhenaten wrote his “Hymn to the Sun,” became pharoah, made Egypt monotheistic
who was Akhenaten’s wife?
Nefertiti
who did Egypt worship in c. 1350 BC?
Aten the sun god, he is the only god
c. 1250 BC
“Leiden Hymns” were written by unknown
did Egypt stay monotheistic after Akhenaten died?
No
when did the Persians invade Egypt?
525 BC
what happened in 332 BC?
Alexander the Great invaded and the pharoahs became greek
c. 30 BC - 400 AD
Cleopatra is killed, Romans take over and rule until 400 AD, nobody knew how to read hieroglyphics
when was the Rosetta Stone found? by whom?
1799 AD by Napoleon
when was the Rosetta Stone translated?
c. 1820 AD
when was Akhenaten’s “Hymn to the Sun” written?
c. 1350 BC
when were the Leiden Hymns written by unknown?
c. 1250 BC
