The information on Egyptian history is taken from a number of sources, including Sir Alan Gardiner's Egypt of the Pharaohs. Many sources are used so as to reflect a wide variety of theories and ideas about Egypt's history, particularly its early days.

Prehistory

Early Dynastic Period

Old Kingdom

First Intermediate Period (7th - 11th Dynasties) (2150 -1986 BC)

Middle Kingdom

Second Intermediate Period (13th - 17th Dynasties) (1759 - 1539 BC)

New Kingdom

Third Intermediate Period

Late Period

Ptolemaic Dynasty

Roman Period

Islamic Period

French Occupation Period

British Occupation Period