The Old Kingdom (jan 1, 2700 BC – jan 1, 2200 BC)
Description:
The first iteration of what we now know as "Egypt" this time period is also known as the "Age of the Pyramid Builders" as the greatest of them were constructed at this time. At this time radical advances in engineering, architecture and trade were being felt and it was one of the foremost Bronze Age realms.A combination of drought, civil war and unrest would lead to its undoing and division as central authority waned in favour of local leaders.
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Date:
jan 1, 2700 BC
jan 1, 2200 BC
~ 500 years