Human world
| Name of Period | Period in Time | Dynasties and sub-periods |
|---|---|---|
| Predynastic Period | 5500-4000BC | Badarian |
| Predynastic Period | 4000-3500BC | Amratian (Nagada I) |
| Predynastic Period | 3500-3100 BC | Gerzean (Nagada II-III) |
| Early Dynastic Period | 3100-2686BC | Dynasties 1-2 |
| Old Kingdom | 2686-2181BC | Dynasties 3-6 |
| First Intermediate Period | 2181-2040BC | Dynasties 7-10 |
| Middle Kingdom | 2133-1786BC | Dynasties 11-12 |
| Second Intermediate Period | 1786-1567BC | Dynasties 13-17 |
| New Kingdom | 1567-1085BC | Dynasties 18-20 |
| Third Intermediate Period | 1085-664BC | Dynasties 21-25 |
| Late Dynastic Period | 664-332BC | Dynasties 26-31 |
| Ptolemaic Period | 332-30BC | |
| Roman Period | 30BC-AD395 | |
| Byzantine empire | AD395-AD640 | |
| Arab conquest | AD640 |