Friday, June 12, 2026

List of 2026 FIFA World Cup host cities and teams

This post is a list of the 2026 FIFA World Cup host cities and teams. The event will take place between June 11th and July 19th. From each group, either 2 or 3 teams will advance to a single elimination tournament with 32 teams. There are 16 cities and 48 teams (with group) listed below. Source: Wikipedia

    Host cities
  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Dallas
  • Guadalajara
  • Houston
  • Kansas City
  • Los Angeles
  • Mexico City
  • Miami
  • Monterrey
  • New York
  • Philadelphia
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Toronto
  • Vancouver

    Teams
  • Mexico (A)
  • South Korea (A)
  • Czech Republic (A)
  • South Africa (A)
  • Canada (B)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (B)
  • Switzerland (B)
  • Qatar (B)
  • Brazil (C)
  • Morocco (C)
  • Haiti (C)
  • Scotland (C)
  • United States (D)
  • Paraguay (D)
  • Australia (D)
  • Turkey (D)
  • German (E)
  • Curaçao (E)
  • Ivory Coast (E)
  • Ecuador (E)
  • Netherlands (F)
  • Japan (F)
  • Sweden (F)
  • Tunisia (F)
  • Belgium (G)
  • Egypt (G)
  • Iran (G)
  • New Zealand (G)
  • Spain (H)
  • Cape Verde (H)
  • Saudi Arabia (H)
  • Uruguay (H)
  • France (I)
  • Senegal (I)
  • Iraq (I)
  • Norway (I)
  • Argentina (J)
  • Algeria (J)
  • Austria (J)
  • Jordan (J)
  • Portugal (K)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo (K)
  • Uzbekistan (K)
  • Colombia (K)
  • England (L)
  • Croatia (L)
  • Ghana (L)
  • Panama (L)
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Sunday, June 7, 2026

List of civilization, empire, nation and event posts (non-present countries)

This post is a list of civilization, empire, nation and event posts (non-present countries) for this blog. For simplicity, posts that could be considered duplicates are not included. All history posts can be found at this link. This post was last updated June 7th, 2026. There are 311 posts listed below chronologically.

   Civilizations, empires, nations (128)

    Events (183)
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Saturday, June 6, 2026

Collection of facts about the Late Period of Egypt

This post is a collection of facts about the Late Period of Egypt (664 - 332 BC). There are 9 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Preceded by the Third Intermediate Period
  • 26th Dynasty - 32nd Dynasty
  • Psamtik I reunified Egypt and established the 26th Dynasty
  • Expanded into the Levant (7th century BC)
  • 27th Dynasty was conquered and became a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire
  • 28th Dynasty successfully rebelled and gained independence
  • Achaemenid Empire re-annexed Egypt during the 30th Dynasty
  • 32nd Dynasty was conquered by Macedonia in 332 BC
  • Followed by the Ptolemaic dynasty
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Collection of facts about the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt

This post is a collection of facts about the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt (c. 1077 - 664 BC). There are 11 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Preceded by the New Kingdom
  • 21st Dynasty - 25th Dynasty
  • Smendes I ruled Lower Egypt while the High Priest of Amun ruled Upper Egypt
  • 22nd Dynasty reunited Egypt
  • Fragmentation during the 23rd Dynasty
  • Nubian people lead by Piye invaded Egypt during the 24th Dynasty
  • 25th Dynasty founded by Piye
  • Rulers of the 25th Dynasty move to homeland at Napata and established the Kingdom of Kush
  • Assyria invaded Egypt 670 - 663 BC
  • Assyria sacked Thebes and Memphis
  • Followed by the Late Period
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Collection of facts about the New Kingdom of Egypt

This post is a collection of facts about the New Kingdom of Egypt (c. 1570 - 1069 BC). There are 18 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Preceded by the Second Intermediate Period
  • 18th Dynasty - 20th Dynasty
  • 18th Dynasty founded by Ahmose I
  • Ahmose I defeated the Hyksos and reunified Egypt
  • Amenhotep I campaigned in Nubia
  • Thutmose campaigned in the Levant
  • Hatshepsut improved trade networks and contributed to the Karnak temple
  • Thutmose III strengthened the army
  • Egypt's greatest power achieved under Amenhotep III
  • Amenhotep IV changed his name to Akhenaten to worship Aten
  • 19th Dynasty founded by Ramesses I
  • Seti fought wars in the Levant, Libya and Nubia
  • Ramesses II fought Hittites in the Battle of Kadesh
  • Rameses II constructed Abu Simbel and the Ramesseum
  • Setnakhte founded the 20th Dynasty
  • Ramesses III defeated the Sea Peoples invasion
  • Succession crisis after the death of Ramesses III
  • Followed by the Third Intermediate Period
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Collection of facts about the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt

This post is a collection of facts about the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt (c. 1700 - 1550 BC). There are 10 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Preceded by the Middle Kingdom
  • 13th Dynasty - 17th Dynasty
  • 13th Dynasty occupied Upper Egypt while 14th Dynasty occupied Lower Egypt
  • According to Syncellus, 14th Dynasty had 76 kings
  • Lower Egypt overrun by Hyksos people from Sinai
  • Hyksos (Canaanite or Amorite) established the 15th Dynasty
  • Abydos Dynasty ruled part of Upper Egypt during the 15th and 16th dynasties
  • 15th Dynasty conquered the short-lived 16th Dynasty
  • 17th Dynasty conquered the 15th Dynasty ending Hyksos rule in Egypt
  • Followed by the New Kingdom
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Collection of facts about the Middle Kingdom of Egypt

This post is a collection of facts about the Middle Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2055 - 1650 BC). There are 11 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Preceded by the First Intermediate Period
  • Eleventh Dynasty - Thirteenth Dynasty
  • Began with the reunification of Egypt by Mentuhotep II
  • Regained control of the Sinai region and fortified the eastern Delta
  • Expanded south and incorporated Lower Nubia
  • Amenemhat I was the first pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty
  • Amenemhat III reigned during the economic height of the Middle Kingdom
  • Sobekneferu was the last pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty
  • Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep and Wegaf were early pharaohs of the Thirteenth Dynasty
  • Xois and Avaris began governing themselves leading to disintegration
  • Followed by the Second Intermediate Period
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