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Ancient Egypt

  • Period: 3000 BCE to

    Dynastic Period Egypt

    The Dynastic Period of Egypt was when people at one time were under the ruling of pharaohs, and it was also the early days of egyptian culture being created.
  • Palette of Narmer, Dynasty I Period, c. 2950-2775 BCE, siltstone, 25" ht, Egyptian Museum, Ciro
    2950 BCE

    Palette of Narmer, Dynasty I Period, c. 2950-2775 BCE, siltstone, 25" ht, Egyptian Museum, Ciro

    The Palette of Narmer is a flat plate originally named after the Horus Narmer, measuring at about 64 cm in height. The plates were supposedly used to show the upper and lower parts of Egypt. It was important because it told the people of the predynastic period who their leader and ruler was, it was probably used to show how much power he had as the king Source : Dynastic Egypt. Palette of Narmer. c. 2950-2775 BCE. Egyptian Museum, Cairo URL- https://egyptianmuseumcairo.eg/historical-timeline/
  • Period: 2920 BCE to

    Pre-Dynastic Period

    Pre-Dynastic Period of Egypt is when Egypt was when the people of Egypt were the main successors of the Paleolithic inhabitants of Northeastern Africa. Source: Edward F. Wente, John R. Baines - URL https://www.britannica.com/place/ancient-Egypt/The-Predynastic-and-Early-Dynastic-periods
  • Period: 2649 BCE to 2130 BCE

    Old Kingdom Egypt

    The Old kingdom period of Egypt is also known as being the time when the pyramids were being first created. The pyramids were able to be created due to the king Sneferu and also under the kings Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure Source : Joshua J. Mark, https://www.worldhistory.org/Old_Kingdom_of_Egypt/
  • The Great Pyramid c. 2600 Limestone 13 acres 755' x 481' Egypt
    2520 BCE

    The Great Pyramid c. 2600 Limestone 13 acres 755' x 481' Egypt

    The great pyramid were created by king Snefru built the first ever pyramid, the other pyramids were built by other kings, one of them being king Khufu. The pyramid is mainly called the pyramids of Giza Timeline, Museum of Egypt https://egyptianmuseumcairo.eg/historical-timeline/
  • Period: 1975 BCE to 1640 BCE

    MIddle Kingdom

    Egypt's Middle Kingdom is also sometimes considered as their Classical Age, during this time a lot of art and literature was created Source : Joshua J. Mark, Middle Kingdom Of Egypt, https://www.worldhistory.org/Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt/