War, Conflict, and Expansion - Ancient History: Egypt

The Old Kingdom, spanning from 2686 - 2181 BCE, was the period in which most of the pyramid-building occurred. This largely stemmed from the fact that civilized rule began in this period and the rulers first realized decided that rulers should be memorialized and buried in these large monuments. Pyramid-building tapered off towards the end of the Old Kingdom and beginning of the Middle Kingdom because rulers during this time realized how building the pyramids was incredibly time-consuming and expensive, not to mention that they were often robbed by tomb raiders.

By the Sixth Dynasty royal authority had begun to weaken as nobles acquired more political influence. The Niles extreme flooding, disastrous droughts and border threats have also been cited as factors in the decline of the Old Kingdom. Political and military overextension was not an issue during the Old Kingdom.

The Old Kingdom, spanning from 2686 - 2181 BCE, was the period in which most of the pyramid-building occurred. This largely stemmed from the fact that civilized rule began in this period and the rulers first realized decided that rulers should be memorialized and buried in these large monuments. Pyramid-building tapered off towards the end of the Old Kingdom and beginning of the Middle Kingdom because rulers during this time realized how building the pyramids was incredibly time-consuming and expensive, not to mention that they were often robbed by tomb raiders.

By the Sixth Dynasty royal authority had begun to weaken as nobles acquired more political influence. The Niles extreme flooding, disastrous droughts and border threats have also been cited as factors in the decline of the Old Kingdom. Political and military overextension was not an issue during the Old Kingdom.

The Old Kingdom, spanning from 2686 - 2181 BCE, was the period in which most of the pyramid-building occurred. This largely stemmed from the fact that civilized rule began in this period and the rulers first realized decided that rulers should be memorialized and buried in these large monuments. Pyramid-building tapered off towards the end of the Old Kingdom and beginning of the Middle Kingdom because rulers during this time realized how building the pyramids was incredibly time-consuming and expensive, not to mention that they were often robbed by tomb raiders.

By the Sixth Dynasty royal authority had begun to weaken as nobles acquired more political influence. The Niles extreme flooding, disastrous droughts and border threats have also been cited as factors in the decline of the Old Kingdom. Political and military overextension was not an issue during the Old Kingdom.

The Old Kingdom, spanning from 2686 - 2181 BCE, was the period in which most of the pyramid-building occurred. This largely stemmed from the fact that civilized rule began in this period and the rulers first realized decided that rulers should be memorialized and buried in these large monuments. Pyramid-building tapered off towards the end of the Old Kingdom and beginning of the Middle Kingdom because rulers during this time realized how building the pyramids was incredibly time-consuming and expensive, not to mention that they were often robbed by tomb raiders.

By the Sixth Dynasty royal authority had begun to weaken as nobles acquired more political influence. The Niles extreme flooding, disastrous droughts and border threats have also been cited as factors in the decline of the Old Kingdom. Political and military overextension was not an issue during the Old Kingdom.