Historical Background:

Recorded History In Egypt Began Around 4,000 B.C. When B.C. Nomadic Hunters Settled In The Nile Valley. But It Was In 3,100 B.C. That Egypt Crowned Her First Pharaoh, Menes, Who Later Unified The Country’s Two Regions, Lower Egypt (The Delta) And Upper Egypt (From Giza To Aswan In The South). Egypt’s History Can Be Summarized As Follows:

1 -  Pre-Dynastic History

2 -  The Early Dynastic Or Archaeic Period (3100-2686bc)

3 -  The Old Kingdom (2686-2181bc)

4 -  The First Intermediate Period (2181-2050bc)

5 -  The Middle Kingdom (2050-1786bc)

6 -  The Second Intermediate Period (1786-1567bc)

7 -  The New Kingdom (1567-1085bc)

8 -  The Late Period (1085-322bc)

9 -  Greek Rule (332-30 Bc)

10- Roman And Byzantine Rule (30bc-Ad638)

11- The Early Islamic Period (640-969)

12- The Fatimid Period (969-1171)

13- Ayyubid Rule (1171-1250)

14- The Mamluke Period (1250-1517)

15- Ottoman Rule (1517-1798)

16- European Conquest (1798-1802)

17- The Dynasty Of Mohammed Ali Pasha (1802-1892)

18- British Occupation (1882-1952)