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The time period in Ancient Egyptian History known as Predynastic Egypt is 5550 BC - 3050 BC when small settlements flourished along the Nile and King Scorpion was believed to have ruled Upper Egypt

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The time period in Ancient Egyptian History known as Early Dynastic Egypt is 3050 BC - 2686 BC. King Menes  is considered to be the founder of the first Dynasty. Memphis, in Lower Egypt, was established as the capital of Egypt

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The Old Kingdom is dated 2686 BC - 2181 BC and is often referred to as "the Age of the Pyramids." The greatest pyramids were built by Djoser, Sneferu and Khufu aka Cheops

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The First Intermediate Period is dated 2181 BC - 2040 BC and during this time Egypt saw a breakdown of central government

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The Middle Kingdom is dated 2040 BC - 1782 BC. The Pharaohs of these dynasties were based at Thebes.

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The Second Intermediate era is 1782 BC - 1570 BC and during this era Egypt was ruled by foreign kings for almost a hundred years. During this time Hyksos raiders from Asia gained power and moved into the Delta and introduced the Egyptians to the chariot

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The New Kingdom is dated 1570 BC - 1070 BC and is the era in Ancient Egypt with which most of us are most familiar because of the famous Pharaohs who reigned during this era including King Tut.

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The Heretic King Akhenaten, the father of Tutankhamun, established a new religious order worshipping the sun god Aten

Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun
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