Pyramid Age

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Pyramid Age refers to the era of ancient Egyptian history, particularly the Old Kingdom, characterized by the construction of the great pyramids and the development of centralized pharaonic power.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Age of the Pyramids 1
Pyramid Age canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical era ⓘ
period of ancient Egyptian history ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Age of the Pyramids ⓘ
linked to: Pyramid Age

Pyramid Age of Egypt ⓘ
capital Memphis (ancient Egypt) ⓘ
characterizedBy construction of large stone pyramids ⓘ
development of centralized pharaonic power ⓘ
highly organized bureaucracy ⓘ
monumental stone architecture ⓘ
state-organized labor ⓘ
strong royal ideology ⓘ
correspondsTo Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
economicActivity long-distance trade ⓘ
state-sponsored construction projects ⓘ
economicBase agriculture along the Nile ⓘ
endTime c. 2181 BCE ⓘ
followedBy First Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ
follows Early Dynastic Period of Egypt ⓘ
governmentForm absolute monarchy ⓘ
hasPart Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Fourth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Third Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
influenced later Middle Kingdom funerary architecture ⓘ
later New Kingdom royal ideology ⓘ
knownFor development of royal funerary cults ⓘ
early codification of Egyptian art conventions ⓘ
elaboration of pyramid complexes with temples and causeways ⓘ
locatedIn Lower Egypt ⓘ
Nile Valley ⓘ
Upper Egypt ⓘ
mainLanguage Ancient Egyptian ⓘ
notableMonument Bent Pyramid ⓘ
Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ
Pyramid of Khafre ⓘ
Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
Red Pyramid ⓘ
Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ
notableRuler Djedefre ⓘ
Djoser ⓘ
Khafre ⓘ
Khufu ⓘ
Menkaure ⓘ
Pepi I Meryre ⓘ
Pepi II Neferkare ⓘ
Sahure ⓘ
Sneferu ⓘ
linked to: Pharaoh Sneferu

Userkaf ⓘ
notableSite Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ
Dahshur pyramid field ⓘ
linked to: Dahshur necropolis

Giza pyramid complex ⓘ
linked to: Giza Pyramids

Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
partOf Ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
religion ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
startTime c. 2686 BCE ⓘ
writingSystem Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ
hieratic script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Netjerirenre → associatedPeriod → Pyramid Age ⓘ
subject linked to: Netjerirenre (probable)
Pyramid Age → alsoKnownAs → Age of the Pyramids ⓘ
linked to: Pyramid Age