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title: Timeline of Ancient Egypt
author: Jan van der Crabben
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12835/timeline-of-ancient-egypt/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Timeline of Ancient Egypt

_Authored by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/)_

## Image File

[![Timeline of Ancient Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12835.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12835.png)

## Image Caption

A timeline showing all the key periods in ancient [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) history: - [Old Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Old_Kingdom/) (2613-2181 BCE) - [First Intermediate Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/First_Intermediate_Period/) (2181-2040 BCE) - [Middle Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Middle_Kingdom/) (2040-1782 BCE) - [Second Intermediate Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Second_Intermediate_Period/) (1782-1570 BCE) - [New Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/New_Kingdom/) (1570-1069 BCE) - [Third Intermediate Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Third_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt/) (1069-525 BCE) Predynastic and Persian, [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) and [Roman Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Egypt/) are not shown.

#### Editorial Review

This human-authored image has been reviewed by our editorial team before publication to ensure accuracy, reliability and adherence to academic standards in accordance with our [editorial policy](https://www.worldhistory.org/static/editorial-policy/).

## About the Author

Jan is the Founder & Chairman of World History Encyclopedia and is the organisation's Director of Design & Technology. He holds an MA War Studies from King's College, and he has worked in the field of history-related digital media since 2006.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/janvdc)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Crabben, J. v. d. (2020, November 05). Timeline of Ancient Egypt. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12835/timeline-of-ancient-egypt/>
### Chicago
Crabben, Jan van der. "Timeline of Ancient Egypt." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 05, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12835/timeline-of-ancient-egypt/>.
### MLA
Crabben, Jan van der. "Timeline of Ancient Egypt." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Nov 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12835/timeline-of-ancient-egypt/>.

## License & Copyright

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