CHRONOLOGY OF EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION

Prehistoric Era:
Lower Paleolithic Age 250,000 - 90,000 BP*
Middle Paleolithic Age 90,000 - 30,000 BP
Late Paleolithic Age 30,000 BP - 7000 BC
Neolithic Age 7000 - 4800 BC

Predynastic Period 4800 - 3050 BC
Upper Egypt:
Badarian Culture 4800 - 4200 BC
Amratian Culture (=Nagada I) 4200 - 3700 BC
Gerzean A Culture (=Nagada II) 3700 - 3250 BC
Gerzean B Culture (=Nagada III) 3250 - 3050 BC

Lower Egypt:
Fayum A Culture 4800 - 4250 BC
Merimde Culture 4500 - 3500 BC

Archaic Period 3050 - 2705 BC
Dynasties 1-2

Old Kingdom 2705 - 2213 BC
Dynasties 3-8

First Intermediate Period 2213 - 1991 BC
Dynasties 9-11

Middle Kingdom 1991 - 1668 BC
Dynasties 12-13

Second Intermediate Period 1668 - 1570 BC
Dynasties 14-17

New Kingdom 1570 - 1070 BC
Dynasties 18-20

Late Period 1070 - 656 BC
Dynasties 21-24
Dynasty 25 (Kushite Domination)
Assyrian Domination

Saite Period 685 - 525 BC
Dynasty 26

Persian Period 525 - 332 BC
Dynasties 27-31

Greek and Roman Period 332 BC - AD 395

*BP = Before Present (i.e., years ago

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