KINGDOM	DATES	SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
Archaic Kingdom	2,950 - 2,636 B.C.	Unification of all Egypt
Old Kingdom	2,636 - 2,031 B.C.	Construction of the pyramids begins
First Intermediate Kingdom	2,031 - 1,941 B.C.	Political Chaos
Middle Kingdom	1,941 - 1,736 B.C.	Political Stability
Second Intermediate Kindom	1,736 - 1,517 B.C.	Invasion of Ancient Egypt by the Hyksos
New Kingdom	1,571 - 1,055 B.C.	Creation of the Egyptian Empire