ancient civilizations. It's lifeline was the Nile river in the Nile valley. Here, Egyptian

dynasties ruled from the first cataract of the Nile to the Mediterranean Sea. At the it's

height it ruled an empire that reached from Syria in the east to Nubia in the south.

In this report I will be covering the Archaic Period, the Old Kingdom, the Middle

Kingdom the New Kingdom and The Late Period or 3100-332 B.C.

Archaic Period: 3100 B.C to 2750 B.C

There long history began with there first King who began the first Egyptian dynasty. In

3100 B.C Pharaoh Menes united upper and lower Egypt. Making Egypt's first empire. In

doing so, he made the Egyptian double crown. It was made by putting the red crown of

Lower Egypt on top of the white crown of upper Egypt.

Menes ruled from the ancient city of Thinis near Abydos. Under his reign the first

hieroglyphic writing was made. He is also credited with making his empire

Old Kingdom: 2750 B.C to 2181 B.C / First Intermediate Period: 2182-2260

Little is known about Menes successors until the reign of Zoser at the end of the 3rd

Mentuhotep II reigned for 50 years and was buried at Deir el-Bahri. Under the reign of

Although most of Ramesses III reign was prosperous and the king made many gifts to the

and the result was famine during the Sixth dynasty. This undermined the stability of Egypt

decline known as the second intermediate period. During this period Egypt was divided

overran the Nubians in 667 B.C. Between the years of 663-525 B.C the Egyptians

After the reign of Horemheb (1348-1320 B.C) the 18th dynasty was over and the 19th

things were the horse drawn chariots.

of the delta and the 14th dynasty that ruled a small are in the delta.

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