Ancient Egypt: The Old Kingdom

323 Words2 Pages
In the timeline of ancient Egypt, it is understood that there are three periods of recorded history of ancient Egypt. These three are widely known as the old kingdom lasting for around 500 years (2700- 2200bc approx.), the middle kingdom which went for approximately 300 years (2100- 1800bc) and the new kingdom which lasted for about 490 years (1570-1080bc). Even though that there are three very significant periods, this report will mostly be focussing on the old kingdom and new kingdom. His old kingdom has had many different names but is most commonly known and referred to as the “golden age” or the “pyramid age” (Pharaonic Egypt by dr. Susan J. Herlin, 2003) as it was the time of when the very first pyramids were built.
During this period,