Egypt
In the course of its long and remarkable history, Egypt has helped lay the foundations of Western civilization and has become a cornerstone of Islam. This guide provides an overview of the whole 5000-year span, with a time-line that takes you from the period before the pharaohs to the present day.
Guidebooks
xviii, 437 pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm.
9781858289403, 1858289408
223740619
From prehistory to the old kingdom c.30,000-c.2160 BC; the rise and fall of the Middle Kingdom c.2160-c.1550 BC; the New Kingdom c.1550-c.1069 BC; the third intermediate period and the late period c.1069-332 BC; the Ptolemaic period 331-30 BC; the Roman and Christian periods 30 BC-640 AD; the Arab period 640-1250; Mamelukes and Ottomans 1250-1798; Egypt's encounter with the west 1798-1914; the liberal era 1914-52; Egypt under Nasser 1952-70; contemporary Egypt 1971-2003.