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Every Egyptian Ever

Ages 5–12

Pharaoh

Cartoon of a king in a striped nemes and broad collar

Djoser

The king who got the first big stone pyramid.

Years
About 2670 BCE
We are not sure of the exact year.
Time
Old Kingdom. Old Kingdom.
Where they ruled or lived
SaqqaraMemphis

Three facts

  1. 1His Step Pyramid is at Saqqara.
  2. 2It looks like stone boxes stacked up.
  3. 3Older royal tombs were mostly mud brick.

More to know

The Old Kingdom is the age of the great pyramids. Djoser ruled from the Memphis area. His pyramid steps up instead of having smooth sides.

Places: Saqqara, Memphis.

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