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The Archaic or Early Dynastic Period of Egypt is taken to include the First and Second Dynasties, lasting from 2920 BCE, following the Protodynastic Period Of Egypt , until 2575 BCE, or the beginning of the Old Kingdom . Some Egyptologist s also include the Third Dynasty .

According to , used by ancient Egyptians to outline the eyes. Funeral practices for the peasants would have been the same as in predynastic times, but the rich demanded something more. Thus, the Egyptians began construction of the Mastaba s.

Prior to the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt ''circa'' 3100 BCE , the land was settled with autonomous villages. With the first dynasties, the rulers established a national administration and appointed royal governors. The buildings of the central government were typically open-air temples constructed of wood or Sandstone .