Event Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt

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Upper and Lower Egypt were unified in c. 3150 BC, starting the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt.

Chronology

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  • January 3149 BC: Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt in c. 3150 BC and start of the Early Dynastic Period, also known as Archaic Period or the Thinite Period.

Selected Sources

  • Bunson, M.R. (2014): Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, Infobase Publishing, p. 405
  • Edwards, I.E.S. / Gadd, C.J. / Hammond, N.G.L. (2008): The Cambridge Ancient History, 3rd ed., Vol. I, Part 2, Cambridge University Press, p. 1