Ancient Egyptian Timeline (original) (raw)

Historic events

1470 BCE - Rule of the first female pharaoh Hatshepsut

1350 BCE - Ahkenaten rules and attempts to introduce the worship of a single god

1334 BCE - Tutankhanum rules

1290 BCE - Rameses II rules

Political stability and economic prosperity, supporting the abundance of artistic masterpieces

Art movements

Ahkenaten adopts the ‘Amarna’ style of art, characterised by movement and activity in images as well as faces shown in profile and distinctly feminine forms

Elaborate hidden tombs in the Valley of the Kings created

A middle class comprised of independent craftsmen and artisans develops

Highest quality workmanship, colossal sizes, rich materials used

Durable materials such as sandstone, basalt and granite widely used

A new sculpture introduced – owner kneeling, holding a stelae with a hymn to the sun

Feminine dress becomes more elaborate; men and women wear large heavy wigs with multiple tresses and braids

More painted scenes in rock-cut tombs than carved relief scenes

19th Dynasty – Canopic jars now have heads of baboons, jackals, falcons and humans

Large-scale battle scenes in temple decorations