Old Kingdom Egypt Research Paper

The Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2613-2181 BCE) is known as the “Age of the Pyramids.” During this time, builders perfected the art of pyramid architecture. Historians say that there must have been a strong central government for how efficient the pyramids were built because of the bureaucracy. The information known about the Old Kingdom was found by the inscriptions in the stone. The tomb of the last king of the Old Kingdom, Unas, provided historians with the first Pyramid Texts which shared the religious beliefs of the time. There are many theories to the collapsing of the Old Kingdom. It is said that the Old Kingdom began to collapse because more and more local governors assumed more power over their regions, and the central government at Memphis was increasingly seen as irrelevant. Also, there was a serious drought toward the end of the 6th Dynasty which brought famine which the government could do nothing to help. Also, Pepi II of the 6th dynasty outlived his successors, so no one was left to take over the throne.

The Old Kingdom was one of the most ever-changing periods in the development of Egyptian art. Artists learned how to express Egypt’s worldview, and created some of the first images and sculptures that would last generations. Artists used stone to build monumental structures that would forever be famous. Also, people used different
It lays 241 feet long, 63 feet wide, and 66.34 feet high. This sculpture is a great representation of preserving life into the next world, with the body of a lion and head of a king or god. The sphinx has come to symbolize strength and wisdom. The Sphinx lines up with the Pyramid of Khafre at the foot of its causeway. As one rounds the northeast corner to the front of the Sphinx, the alignment of the two structures becomes more