ABSTRACT
PERIODIZATION OF EGYPTIAN HISTORY By 3100 B.C.E., Upper and Lower Egypt were united, legend has it, by the warrior king Menes (r. ca. 3100-3066 B.C.E.). Some historians believe that Menes may have been the same person as the pharaoh Narmer, who founded Egypt’s First Dynasty. The period of ancient Egyptian history from the First to the Fourth Dynasties (ca. 3100-2755 B.C.E.) is referred to as the Early Dynastic Period. During this time, the capital city of Memphis was built, and Egyptians developed a calendar and hieroglyphic writing.
