Predynastic Period   ~ before 3100

earliest egyptian writing dates from this period 

Early Dynastic Period  ~3100 - 2686

FIRST DYNASTY                     3100-2890

Narmer Palette

SECOND DYNASTY               2890-2686

Old Kingdom               ~2686 - 2181

THIRD DYNASTY                    2686-2613

FOURTH DYNASTY                2613-2494

FIFTH DYNASTY                    2494-2345

SIXTH DYNASTY                    2345-2181

First Intermediate Period ~2181 - 2055

SEVENTH and EIGHTH         2181-2125

DYNASTIES           

NINTH and TENTH                 2160-2025

DYNASTIES

ELEVENTH DYNASTY          2125-2055

Middle Kingdom          ~2055 - 1650

ELEVENTH DYNASTY(preconquest)2055-1985

TWELFTH DYNASTY            1985-1795

THIRTEENTH and FOURTEENTH

DYNASTIES                           1795-1650

Second Intermediate Period ~1650 - 1550

FIFTEENTH DYNASTY         1650-1550

Hyksos Kings rule the Delta

SIXTEENTH DYNASTY         1650-1550

Vassals of the Hyksos

SEVENTEENTH DYNASTY  1650-1550

Egyptian Kings ruling the south

New Kingdom             ~1550 - 1069

EIGTEENTH DYNASTY        1550-1295

NINETEENTH DYNAST        1295-1186

TWENTIETH DYNASTY        1186-1153

Third Intermediate Period    ~1069 - 747

TWENTY-FIRST TO TWENTY-FOURTH

DYNASTIES

Late Period                 ~747 - 332

TWENTY-FIFTH  Kushite      747-656

TWENTY-SIXTH  Saite          664-525

 Persain Conquest                  525

LAST EGYPTIAN DYNASTY (31)  380-343

Conquest of Alexander the Great   332

Ptolemaic Period         ~332 - 30