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Sanakht was the ruler of which dynasty?

Third. Sanakht has an unfinished tomb in Saqqara, his Horus name means 'victorious protection'.

Who was the building supervisor for Djoser's step pyramid?

Imhotep. Imhotep created a magnificant tomb site for Djoser.

Which of these pharaohs was not part of the Fourth Dynasty?

Teti. Teti was a pharaoh from the Sixth Dynasty.

Sneferu founded which dynasty?

Fourth. He was the inventor of the cartouche and had three pyramids built in honour of himself.

Which texts describe Khufu as a 'loathsome tyrant'?

Greek Texts. Khufu was one of the mightiest Egyptian pharaohs ever, he was also the builder of the largest pyramid ever at Giza.

'Ra appears' is the meaning of the Horus name of which pharaoh?

Khafra. Khafra's Horus name is Rakhaef and he built the slightly smaller pyramid in Giza.

Which pharaoh abandoned the pyramid as a burial form, left the plateau of Giza and built a mastaba tomb in south Saqqara?

Shepseskaf. Shepseskaf was the last king of the fourth Dynasty and his name means 'his ka is sublime'.

What did Userkaf add as pharaoh?

Number of titles of the king was extended by five. He added the 'throne name' as the fifth title and his mane means 'effective is his ka'.

As the last pharaoh of the fifth Dynasty and for the first time had internal walls in a pyramid inscribed with Pyramid Texts, who was he/she?

Unas. He also built a small pyramid in Saqqara.

Teti was the founder of the sixth Dynasty, which one of these was he?

Non royal descent. Teti built his pyramid complex in north Saqqara.

Which pharaoh lived between 2321 - 2287 BC?

Pepy I. Pepy I colonised the Libyan oases.

Who was Qar?

Priest for the mortuary cult of Pepy I. He was in charge of the pyramid sites of Khufu and Menkaura.

How long did Pepy II reign for?

90 years. Pepy II was the longest serving pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.

Which pharaoh created the final decline of the Egyptian state of the Old Kingdom?

Pepy II. Pepy II built a small pyramid in south Saqqara and it was the last of the period.

Which year and dynasty did the Old Kingdom end in?

Year - 2181 BC and Dynasty - Sixth. This saw the end of the Old Kingdom and brought about the Middle Kingdom.