Ancientkemet

Ancient Kemet

By danielle.young982
  • 8000 BCE

    Evidence of Agricultural Civilization

    Evidence of overgrazing of cattle, on the land which is now the Sahara Desert, has been dated to about 8000 BCE. This evidence, along with artifacts discovered, points to a thriving agricultural civilization in the region at that time.
  • 6000 BCE

    Badarian Culture

    Hunter-gathering nomads sought the cool of the water source of the Nile River Valley and began to settle there sometime prior to 6000 BCE. Organized farming began in the region c. 6000 BCE and communities began to flourish alongside the river. Industry developed at about this same time dating to c. 5500 BCE. The written history of the land begins at some point between 3400 and 3200 BCE when hieroglyphic script is developed. By 3500 BCE mummification of the dead was in practice.
  • 3150 BCE

    King Narmer Unites Kemet

    King Narmer Unites Kemet
  • Period: 3150 BCE to 2613 BCE

    Early Dynastic Period

  • 2667 BCE

    Birth of Imhotep

    Birth of Imhotep
    An Egyptian polymath (a person expert in many areas of learning) best known as the architect of King Djoser's Step Pyramid at Saqqara. His name means "He Who Comes in Peace" and he is the only Egyptian besides Amenhotep to be fully deified, becoming the god of wisdom and medicine (or, according to some sources, god of science, medicine, and architecture).
  • 2630 BCE

    Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara

    Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara
    Under King Djoser's reign (c. 2670 BCE), built by the king's vizier and chief architect, Imhotep, the Step Pyramid is the oldest known pyramid in Egypt and was built around 2630 B.C. at Saqqara.
  • Period: 2613 BCE to 2181 BCE

    Old Kingdom

  • Period: 2181 BCE to 2040 BCE

    1st Intermediate Period

  • Period: 2040 BCE to 1782 BCE

    Middle Kingdom

  • Period: 1782 BCE to 1570 BCE

    2nd Intermediate Period

    Invasion by the Hyksos, the Semitic group
  • 1600 BCE

    Edwin Smith Papyrus

    Edwin Smith Papyrus
    Named for the collector who purchased it from an antiquities dealer in 1862 CE, it is a copy of an Egyptian medical text, considered to have been written by Imhotep, which contains almost 100 anatomical terms and describes 48 injuries and their treatment. The most interesting aspect of the work is the modern approach it has to treating injuries. Every injury is described and diagnosed rationally with a following treatment, prognosis, and explanatory notes; opposed to a religious nature.
  • Period: 1570 BCE to 1069 BCE

    New Kingdom

  • Period: 1069 BCE to 525 BCE

    3rd Intermediate Period

  • 730 BCE

    Nubia/Kush Conquers Kemet

    Nubia/Kush Conquers Kemet
    Begins the 24th Dynasty
  • Period: 525 BCE to 332 BCE

    Late Period