Topic summary
Old Kingdom
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Old Kingdom of Egypt.
Rise of the Old Kingdom
The first King of the Old Kingdom was Djoser (sometime between 2691 and 2625 BC) of the Third Dynasty, who ordered the construction of a pyramid (the Step Pyramid) in Memphis' necropolis, Saqqara. An important person during the reign of Djoser was his vizier, Imhotep.