The Old Kingdom Age of Pyramids

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The Old KingdomAge of Pyramids
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• Once Egypt become a United Kingdom,

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• its history is divided in three main periods

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• Old Kingdom
• Middle Kingdom and
• New Kingdom

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• The first notable pharaoh of the Old Kingdom was
  Djoser

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• During his 20 year reign, the country suffered

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• a famine for seven years.

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• He ordered the building of the Step Pyramid

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• But it is in the 4th Dynasty that Egypt hits the
  Golden Age

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• The 4th Dynasty began with Snefru.

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• Snefru was a kind Pharaoh but his son Khufu,

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• also known as Cheops, was cruel,

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• He closed temples and ordered forced labor to
  build his

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• Great Pyramid of Giza

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• The Great Pyramid is the largest stone building
  ever build.

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• It is 482 ft high and contains over

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• 2,000,000 blocks of stones.

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• It was the tallest building in the world till the
  20th century.

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• Khafre, also known as Chepren, was Khufus son.

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• Egypt prospered under his rule.

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• He built the second Pyramid of Giza

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• The face of the Sphinx is said to resemble Khafre.

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• Menkaura was Khafres son, he re-opened temples

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• closed by his grandfather and did away with the
  strict laws.

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• He built the smallest pyramid of Giza

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• The last Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom was Pepi II.

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• He was only six years old when he become a
  Pharaoh.

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• His throne name was Neferkare,he reigned 94
  years,

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• the longest of any monarch in the history.

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• The End