Editing History of Egypt (section)

=== Early Dynastic Period and the Old Kingdom ===
{{Main|Early dynastic period of Egypt|Old Kingdom of Egypt}}

A unified kingdom was formed in 3150 BC by King [[Menes]], leading to a [[List of Egyptian dynasties|series of dynasties]] that ruled Egypt for the next three millennia. [[Culture of Egypt|Egyptian culture]] flourished during this long period and remained distinctively Egyptian in its [[Ancient Egyptian religion|religion]], [[Art of Ancient Egypt|arts]], [[Egyptian language|language]] and customs.

[[File:Egypt.Giza.Sphinx.02.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Great Sphinx of Giza|Great Sphinx]] and the [[Giza pyramid complex|Pyramids of Giza]], built during the [[Old Kingdom]].]]
The [[Protodynastic Period of Egypt|first two ruling dynasties]] of a unified Egypt set the stage for the [[Old Kingdom]] period (c. 2700–2200 BC), which constructed many [[Egyptian pyramids|pyramids]], most notably the [[pyramid of Djoser]], constructed during the [[Third dynasty of Egypt|Third Dynasty]] and the [[Giza pyramid complex|Giza Pyramids]], constructed in the [[Fourth dynasty of Egypt|Fourth Dynasty]].