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Prehistory Archaic Old Kingdom 1st
Intermediate Middle Kingdom
2nd Intermediate New
Kingdom 3rd Intermediate Late Period Ptolemaic
Roman
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| Dynasty 1 Dynasty 2 (ca. 2960- 2649 B.C.) |
By the beginning of Dynasty 1, Egypt is unified under the rule of one pharaoh (mythical name: Menes; historical figures: Narmer and Aha). The capital is at Memphis; mud-brick burial monuments of kings established at Abydos; and large tombs of officials located at Saqqara. Great amounts of goods imported from Canaan. Trade relations exist between Egypt and Nubia A-group culture, although military raids into Nubia also took place. |
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