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Period: 4000 BCE to 3500 BCE
Amratian culture
New jewelry, Egypt made things out of silver and gold. New villages and new weaponry. More pottery skills. -
3100 BCE
Hyroglifics
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Period: 3100 BCE to 2950 BCE
Late Predynastic
Northern and Southern Egypt combined and the invention of hyroglifics started. -
2950 BCE
Early Dynastic Period
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Period: 2950 BCE to 2575 BCE
Early Dynastic
First pyramids were built. The first writings on papyrus. -
2575 BCE
Old Kingdom
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Period: 2575 BCE to 2150 BCE
Old Kingdom
Mummification was used, the sphynix was built, pyramids of Giza were built. -
2150 BCE
First Intermediate Period
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Period: 2150 BCE to 1975 BCE
First Intermediate Period
Book of dead created, first huge drought. -
1975 BCE
Middle Kingdom
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Period: 1975 BCE to 1640 BCE
Middle Kingdom
North and South Egypt reunited, lower Nubia was conquered. -
1640 BCE
Second Intermediate Period
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Period: 1640 BCE to 1520 BCE
Second Intermediate Period
Horse drawn chariot was invented. Hyksos tribe took over. -
1520 BCE
New Kingdom
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Period: 1520 BCE to 1075 BCE
New Kingdom
Hatshepsut first female Pharaoh, Valley of the kings used as burial site. -
1075 BCE
Third Intermediate Period
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Period: 1075 BCE to 715 BCE
Third Intermediate Period
Egypt lost control of Lebanon and Israel. Shoshenk reunited Egypt. -
715 BCE
Late Period
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Period: 715 BCE to 332 BCE
Late Period
Egypt invaded by Libyans and Assyrians, Persians conquered Egypt, Alexander the Great conquered Egypt.