Dr. Kyle O. Eidahl

WOH 1012 History of Civilization to 1500

Ancient Egyptian Chronology

  1. Origins and Chronology.
    1. Predynastic Period (4500-3100 B.C.)
    2. Early Dynastic Period (Dynasties 1-3) (3100-2613 B.C.)
      1. Egypt was united under a Pharaoh around 3100 B.C. when Narmer (Menes), united Upper and Lower Egypt.
      2. There were 31 dynasties throughout the history of Egypt.
    3. The Old Kingdom (Dynasties 4-8) (2613-2160 B.C.)
      1. Great Pyramid of Khufu “Cheops” 4th Dynasty (2613-2494 B.C.)
    4. First Intermediate Period (Dynasties 9-11) (2160-2040 B.C.)
    5. Middle Kingdom (Dynasties 11-13) (2040-1750 B.C.)
    6. Second Intermediate Period Dynasties 13-17) (1750-1550 B.C.)
      1. Hyksos invaders in Northern Egypt.
    7. New Kingdom (Dynasties 18-20) (1550-1086 B.C.)
      1. Ahmose I.
      2. Thutmose I
      3. Valley of the Kings.
      4. Book of the Dead
      5. Temple of Amun at Karnak.
      6. Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten), 1352-1336
      7. Tutankhamen (1336-1327)
      8. Ramses II (1279-1213)
    8. Third Intermediate Period (Dynasties 21-25) (1086-661 B.C.)
      1. The 25th Dynasty, (747-656 B.C.) or Nubian or Kushite Dynasty unified Egypt.
    9. The Late Period (Dynasties 26-30) (661-332 B.C.)
      1. 26th Dynasty, Saite kings.
      2. Persians.
    10. Ptolemaic Period (332-30 B.C.)
      1. Alexander the Great defeated the Egyptian Empire in 332 B.C.
      2. Alexander’s general, Ptolemy founded the new dynasty.
      3. Cleopatra VII (51-30 B.C.)
    11. Roman and Byzantine Egypt (30 B.C.-A.D. 642)
      1. Octavian (Augustus) annexed Egypt into the Roman Empire.