Egypt Pyramids at Giza

  

 
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OLD KINGDOM (c. 2700-2200 B.C.)

DYNASTY III (2700-2630 B.C.)
ZOSER	Step Pyramid at Saqqara, c. 2680 B.C.
DYNASTY IV (2630-2511 B.C.)
Snefru	Pyramids at Dahshur, c. 2625 B.C.
KHUFU (Cheops by Greeks)	Great Pyramid at Gizeh, c. 2600 B.C.
KHAFRE (Cephren by Greeks)	Second Pyramid at Gizeh, c. 2575 B.C.
Menkaure (Mycerinus by Greeks)	Third Pyramid at Gizeh, c. 2540 B.C.
DYNASTY V (2511-2345 B.C.)	Rise of Cult of Ra
DYNASTY VI (2345-2181 B.C.)
Pepi I
PEPI II (2275-2185 B.C.)	Construction of Last Pyramids

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Portrait of King Khufu c2600 BCE This statuette is particularly important because it is the only surviving depiction of Khufu.  Ivory found by Flinders Petrie in 1903 Crown of Lower Egypt Ceremonial Flail Khufu was the son of King Sneferu and Queen Hetepheres.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Khufu's Boat c2600 BCE

Model of a Boat from the Middle Kingdom c1500 BCE

 

 
 

Menkure (Mycerinus) c2460 Khafre (Chephren) c2500,  Khufu (Cheops) c2600,  Greek equivalents are in brackets

 
 
 
 
 

Khafre's Sphynx (Chephren) c2500,

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Khat Headress

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

4,000 people using his technique instead of 100,000,  as postulated by other theorists.

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

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