tant to the Egyptians. The problem at this time was that the crop started failing but it is not known why. During the first Intermediate time the bureaucracy broke down and the anarchy started strong. Following the first Intermediate was the Middle Kingdom. At this time the pharaohs were not as dominate as before. Society started becoming more important. They focussed on school that taught about morality, the good and the bad. This time was known as the classical Egypt. Then the Second Intermediate started. This was more of a chaotic time. Egypt was invaded by the warlike Mesopotamian called Hypksos and took Egypt. They brought chariots and horses. It was not long when the Egyptians caught on and threw them out. The Egyptians never returned to their peaceful selves. The last kingdom was the New Kingdom. During this kingdom the Pharaohs took over strongly one more time but not as the peaceful Pharaohs. They tried to build an empire. One of the purposes that the Egyptian pyramids served was as funerary monuments built for the pharaohs and their closest relatives. Most date from the Old Kingdom (c.2686-2181 BC) and are found on the west bank of the Nile river in a region approximately sixty miles long and situated south of the delta between Hawara and Abu Ruwaysh. Pyramids developed from a low, rectangular stone structure erected over a tomb called the Mustaba.Most of the pyramids of Ancient Egypt were built to protect the tombs of rulers or other important persons. In the 26th century BC, as Egyptian civilization was reaching its height, three kings: Khufu, his son Khafre, and his grandson Menkure. They ordered the construction of three huge pyramids that would serve as their tombs. The first of these, the Great Pyramid, is the largest ever built. It stands with the other two pyramids and the Great Sphinx in a cluster near the town of Giza. The ancient Greeks named the pyramids one of the Seven Wonders of the W...
