Egypt Under the Old and Middle Kingdoms—c. 3200–1800 B.C. (?)

Senefru and Sharu—The Pyramids and funerary temples—The mastabas—Archi-tecture and engineering knowledge—Art—Sculpture in the round—Great men of the kingdom—Relationships of the kings—Khufu—Khafra—Menkaura—Shepseskaf