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| | The origins of ancient Egyptian civilization, which many regard as one of the fountainheads of Western culture, cannot ... |
 | | In the 7th millennium BC, Egypt was environmentally hospitable, and evidence of settlements from that time has been found in the low desert areas of southern, or Upper, Egypt; remains of similar occupation have been discovered at Nubian sites in modern Sudan. |
 | | The last king of the dynasty, Unas, who reigned about 2428-2407 BC, was buried at Šaqqarah, with a body of religious spells, called Pyramid Texts, carved on the walls of his pyramid chamber. |
 | | Cambyses II in 525 BC, the country entered a period of Persian domination under the 27th Dynasty. |
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