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4000 BCE: Depictions of gods and afterlife on walls of Egyptian tombs.
3200 BCE: Hieroglyphic script developed in Egypt.
2560 BCE: The Great Pyramid of Giza is constructed by Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops).
2500 BCE: The Great Sphinx of Giza is built.
1550 BCE - 1070 BCE: Composition of the Egyptian Book of the Dead.