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c. 6000 BCE - c. 3150 BCEBurial rituals develop during the Predynastic Period in Egypt.
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c. 4000 BCEDepictions of gods and afterlife on walls of Egyptian tombs.
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c. 3200 BCEHieroglyphic script developed in Egypt.
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c. 3150 BCE - c. 30 BCEBurial rituals in Egypt are strictly observed to ensure the eternal life of the soul, including mummification, grave goods, and elaborate funerary rites.
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c. 2670 BCE - c. 2650 BCEThe Step Pyramid is built by Imhotep under reign of King Djoser.
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c. 2613 BCE - 2181 BCEThe pyramid tombs of Giza are constructed during the Old Kingdom period of Egypt.
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c. 1550 BCE - 1070 BCEComposition of the Egyptian Book of the Dead.