A Brief History of Ancient Egypt

By Aleesha.darling
  • Period: 2950 BCE to 2575 BCE

    Early Dynastic

  • Period: 2575 BCE to 2130 BCE

    Old kingdom

  • Period: 2130 BCE to 2030 BCE

    First intermediate period

    The first intermediate period was a period of time commonly referred to as the ‘dark period’ and started after the fall of the old kingdom.
  • Period: 2030 BCE to 1630 BCE

    Middle kingdom

  • Period: 1630 BCE to 1539 BCE

    Second intermediate period

  • Period: 1539 BCE to 1075 BCE

    New kingdom

  • Period: 1075 BCE to 715 BCE

    Third intermediate period

  • 332 BCE

    Alexander the Great conquers Egypt