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Several Egyptian pyramids were built and some abandoned before they were finished. Around 2575 BC, Pharaoh Khufu (aka. Cheops)
made his mark on the landscape. For him, the greatest and most famous pyramid of all was constructed, the Great Pyramid of
Giza. When looking at the pyramid group on the Giza plateau, it does not seem to be the largest. This is because the tallest
looking one was built on higher ground, but is 10 meters smaller.
One notable example is the Bent Pyramid—about halfway up it appears that the builders feared they would not
be able to maintain the angle they were already building and decided to change it to a less steep angle. This resulted in
an odd looking pyramid, whose top sloped in suddenly. It is unlikely that these people would have been used for the building
of the monuments, at least not at first, as there would not have been enough of them. One popular and convincing theory is
that the peasant farmers of Egypt built all of the temples and monuments during the floods.
The Old Kingdom continued with the Fifth and Sixth Dynasties. The last pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty was Pepi II, who was
believed to have reigned for 94 years, longer than any monarch in history. He was 6 when he ascended the throne and 100 years
old when he died. The latter years of his reign were marked by inefficiency because of Pepi's advanced age. When he died the
Old Kingdom collapsed.
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