Egypt's Old Kingdom (Dynasties 3-6, ca. 2649-2150 B.C.) was one of the most dynamic periods in the development of Egyptian art. During this period, artists learned to express their culture's worldview, creating for the first time images and forms that endured for generations. Architects and masons mastered the techniques necessary to build monumental structures in stone. Sculptors created the earliest portraits of individuals and the first lifesize statues in wood, copper, and stone. They perfected the art of carving intricate relief decoration and, through keen observation of the natural world, produced detailed images of animals, plants, and even landscapes, recording the essential elements of their world for eternity in scenes painted and carved on the walls of temples and tombs.
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Ra was the main important God
It toke 32 people to pull 1 block of limestone
Grain was used to trade and pay taxes
There were 700 hieroglyphics used to write messages
King Menes united upper and lower Egypt around 3100BC
Menes made his capitol at Memphis
Govern records were recorded on the first paper: papyrus
the old kingdom started it's dynasty around 2500BC
Ra was the craeter god
Pyramids at Riza are one of the seven wonders of the world
the old kingdom lasted for 400yrs
the pyramids were finished in 2583BC
in the old kingdom only noblemen could hold high in office while others couldnt.
One thing the old kingdom was known for was that Pharaoh's had absolute power and were considered gods on earth.
They stopped building pyramids and started buring people on the west side. They also changed the government! and so on you pissed off?
The three kingdoms were the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom.
The Gift of the Nile.
There was Upper and Lower Egypt in pre-dynasty but these were united when the first pharaoh, Narmer, came to power. Since then they had been united.
The Pyramid Age is another name for Egypt's Old Kingdom:Because Egypt had three kingdom ages.
The capital of Ancient Egypt was Memphis. They had Memphis as a capital for over eight dynasties all through out the Old Kingdom.