Old kingdom egypt

who were third dynasty kings ruled as?

Sons of Ra-Horakty (combination of sun and falcon god). Intermediaries between people and the gods

what were royal tombs shifted from

royal tombs shifted from mastabas to pyramids

who was the first step pyramid commissioned by?

first step period commissioned by Djoser at Saqqara

who built the first true smooth sided pyramid and how many attempts did he take to perfect?

Sneferu built the first true pyramid and took 3 attempts to perfect

who were the pharos that built the great pyramids of giza and the sphinx

Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure built the great pyramids of giza and the sphinx

the construction of pyramids as main tombs for rulers lasted how long?

only a few centuries

why was labour significant in this period