CHRONOLOGY OF EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION

• Prehistoric Era:
  1. Lower Paleolithic Age 250,000 - 90,000 BP
  2. Middle Paleolithic Age 90,000 - 30,000 BP
  3. Late Paleolithic Age 30,000 BP - 7000 BC
  4. Neolithic Age 7000 - 4800 BC
• Predynastic Period 4800 - 3050 BC
  1. 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
  2. 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