"The Old Kingdom is often referred to as 'the Age of the Pyramids.' The time period covering the Old Kingdom is 2686 BC - 2181 BC." The Old kingdom is mostly famous for a lot of pyramids that were at this time in history for the burial places of the pharaohs ."The building of pyramids would not have been possible without a flourishing economy and a strong central government" source
In the Old Kingdom, many events had happened. For instance, "the most remarkable change is the transition of Step Pyramids to 'true' pyramids with smooth surfaces." So instead of Pyramids the looked kind of a stair way up to the top. It was smooth or you could say it was flat all the way to the top. source
Also, the First Pyramids was built in Saqqara, Egypt during the The 3rd Dynasty. In the reign of the 4th dynasty, the great pyramid of Egypt were built in Giza. To this day it is still standing as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. "the 4th dynasty has brought about several changes that set it apart from the first three dynasties." source
The Old Kingdom did not insure the growth and survival of Egypt. The Egyptian were are concerned with what was going to happen in there after life than in future generations. They had short life span and so it was very important to have a good after life. they would work for the pharaohs, building the pyramids because they believed that the more you did on this earth for the pharaoh the better your after life would be.
The legacy of the old kingdom had carried would not be forgotten. The burial custom were generally the same in the subsequent kingdoms of Egypt. The art of the old kingdom, the carving and decoration patterns were relatively the same. The old kingdom was the uprising of Egypt.
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