Events and trends

• 1567 BC—Egypt
  Egypt
  Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
  
  : End of Fifteenth Dynasty
  Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt
  The Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Second Intermediate Period. The Fifteenth Dynasty dates approximately from 1650 to 1550 BC.-Rulers:...
  
  , end of Sixteenth Dynasty
  Sixteenth dynasty of Egypt
  The sixteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt was a dynasty of pharaohs that ruled in Upper Egypt for 50 years during the Second Intermediate Period The sixteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty XVI) was a dynasty of pharaohs that ruled in Upper Egypt for 50 years during the Second Intermediate...
  
  , end of Seventeenth Dynasty
  Seventeenth dynasty of Egypt
  The Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Second Intermediate Period. The Seventeenth Dynasty dates approximately from 1580 to 1550 BC.-Rulers:...
  
  , start of Eighteenth Dynasty
  Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
  The eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt is perhaps the best known of all the dynasties of ancient Egypt...
  
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Significant people

• Ahmose I
  Ahmose I
  Ahmose I was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the founder of the Eighteenth dynasty. He was a member of the Theban royal house, the son of pharaoh Tao II Seqenenre and brother of the last pharaoh of the Seventeenth dynasty, King Kamose...
  
  , Pharaoh
  Pharaoh
  Pharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. The title originates in the term "pr-aa" which means "great house" and describes the royal palace...
  
   and founder of the 18th Dynasty
  Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
  The eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt is perhaps the best known of all the dynasties of ancient Egypt...
  
   of Egypt
  Egypt
  Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
  
   (1570
  1570s BC
  -Events and trends:* 1570 BC—The Second Intermediate Period of Egypt ends and the New Kingdom begins in Ancient Egypt.-Significant people:* Kamose, last Pharaoh of the 17th Dynasty of Egypt ....
  
  –1546 BC
  1540s BC
  -Events and trends:* History of ancient Israel and Judah—earliest date for Ahmose I founding the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt.-Significant people:* 1545 BC—Ahmose I, Pharaoh and founder of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt, dies, according to the High Chronology....
  
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