Ancient Egypt is considered to have begun about 3050 BC, when the first pharaoh Menes united Lower Egypt (referring to the river delta region of the Nile River), and Upper Egypt (everything south of the delta).
Thereafter the civilization had three flowerings, called by historians the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms, interrupted by mini-dark ages, called Intermediate Periods, when Egypt was temporarily conquered by opposing empires.
Timeline
Predynastic EgyptEarly Period, 1st-2nd Dynasties, 2950-2575 BC
Old Kingdom Egypt, 3rd-6th Dynasties, about 2575-2150 BC
- Abu Ghurab
- Dahshur
- Scholar and Architect, Imhotep
- Pyramid Texts of Saqqara
- Ras Burdran
- Step Pyramid of Djoser
- Pyramids of Giza
First Intermediate Period, 7th-10th Dynasties, 2125-1975 BC (alternate: 2160-2055 BC)
Middle Kingdom Egypt, 11th-13th Dynasties, 1975 or 2055-1640 BC
Second Intermediate, 14th-17th Dynasties, 1630-1520 BC
New Kingdom, 18th-20th Dynasties, 1539-1075 BC- Tombos
- Glassmaking at Piramesses
- Abu Simbel
- Amarna
- Hatshepsut's palace at Deir el Bahri
- Hatshepsut: Secrets of a Lost Queen
- Kush Kingdom
- The Workman's Village of Deir el Medina
- Abu Simbel
- Tutankhamun's Tomb
- Nefertiti
Third Intermediate, 21st-24th Dynasties, 1075-715 BC
Late Period, 25th-30th Dynasties, 715-332 BC
Ptolemaic Period, 25th-30th Dynasties, 332-30 BC
Roman Period, 31st and 32nd Dynasties, 30 BC-AD 395
The history of Egypt was divided into Dynasties about 280 BC, when the priest Manetho compiled a list of the pharaohs of Egypt and grouped the ancient rulers into 30 dynasties. Later historians grouped the dynasties into 'Kingdoms' and 'Intermediate Periods.'
Issues in Ancient Egyptology
- A Glass Making Workshop of the New Kingdom
- How do You Tell Who was Who in Ancient Egypt?
- The Cache at Deir el Bahri
- Valley of the Kings
- Rosetta Stone
- Nefertiti of Amarna
