ANCIENT EGYPT, c. 5450–31 B.C. Predynastic (5450–3100 B.C.)
Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt (3100 B.C.)
Palette of Narmer: pharaonic rule; polytheism
Old Kingdom (2649–2150 B.C.)
Beginning of monumental royal art and architecture
Middle Kingdom (c. 1991–1700 B.C.)
New Kingdom (1550–1070 B.C.)
Amarna period (c. 1349–1336 B.C.)
Akhenaten's monotheism: worship of the Aten
Nubia: cross-cultural influences