1. The loss and recovery of pagan Egypt -- 2. The ancient places -- 3. The natural resources -- 4. The settlement of Egypt -- 5. Predynastic Egypt -- 6. The Archaic Period -- 7. The Pyramid Age of the Old Kingdom I -- 8. The Pyramid Age of the Old Kingdom II -- 9. The First Intermediate Period -- 10. The Middle Kingdom -- 11. The Second Intermediate Period -- 12. The New Kingdom -- 13. The Third Intermediate and Late Periods -- 14. Egyptian social groups