1. The Old Kingdom Age of Pyramids

2. Once Egypt become a United Kingdom,

3. its history is divided in three main periods:

4. Old Kingdom Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom

5. The first notable pharaoh of the Old Kingdom was Djoser

7. During his 20 year reign, the country suffered

8. a famine for seven years.

10. He ordered the building of the Step Pyramid

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

13. The 4 th Dynasty began with Snefru.

15. Snefru was a kind Pharaoh but his son Khufu,

17. also known as Cheops, was cruel,

18. He closed temples and ordered forced labor to build his

19. Great Pyramid of Giza

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

22. It is 482 ft high and contains over

23. 2,000,000 blocks of stones.

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

26. Khafre, also known as Chepren, was Khufu’s son.

28. Egypt prospered under his rule.

29. He built the second Pyramid of Giza

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

33. Menkaura was Khafre’s son, he re-opened temples

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

36. He built the smallest pyramid of Giza

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

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

42. His throne name was Neferkare,he reigned 94 years,

43. the longest of any monarch in the history.

44. The End