INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Egyptian empire came to an end in the
A
2000 BC
B
1000 BC
C
3000 BC
D
900 BC
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Around 2000 BC, a powerful leader named Mentuhotep II became king of southern Egypt. He launched an attack on the north and eventually reunited Egypt under one rule. This began the period of the Middle Kingdom. Under the rule of Mentuhotep II, Thebes became the capital of Egypt.

Detailed explanation-2: -When Cleopatra and Marc Antony were defeated by the Roman Emperor Octavian (Augustus) in 30 B.C., Egypt became a province of the Roman Republic, bringing an end to the last of the ancient Egyptian dynasties.

Detailed explanation-3: -Egypt was a vast kingdom of the ancient world. It was unified around 3100 B.C.E. and lasted as a leading economic and cultural influence throughout North Africa and parts of the Levant until it was conquered by the Macedonians in 332 B.C.E.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 332BC Alexander the Great and his Greek army conquered Ancient Egypt. The family of his general, Ptolemy ruled for nearly 300 years. Finally, in 30BC the Romans invaded Ancient Egypt. They defeated Pharaoh Cleopatra and Egypt became part of the Roman Empire.

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