Fourth Dynasty of Egypt

<p>The Fourth Dynasty of <a href="/facts/Ancient_Egypt/BDsEGK4g">ancient Egypt</a> (notated Dynasty IV) is characterized as a "<a href="/facts/Golden_age/8yE4xALT">golden age</a>" of the <a href="/facts/Old_Kingdom_of_Egypt/3Egn5RJd">Old Kingdom of Egypt</a>. Dynasty IV lasted from c. 2613 to c. 2498 BC. It was a time of peace and prosperity as well as one during which trade with other countries is officially documented.
</p><p>The Fourth Dynasty heralded the height of the <a href="/facts/Pyramid/76Qx8TLD">pyramid</a>-building age. The peaceful rule of the <a href="/facts/Third_Dynasty_of_Egypt/bXnNbaAP">Third Dynasty</a> allowed artistic expressions to flourish. Building experiments done by King <a href="/facts/Sneferu/2IEVzL1Y">Sneferu</a> led to the evolution of <a href="/facts/Mastaba/Qrg8Ybpx">mastaba</a> tombs into the smooth-sided pyramids like those seen on the <a href="/facts/Giza_Plateau/Y0TuGIIo">Giza Plateau</a>. No other period in Egyptian history equaled the accomplishments achieved during the Fourth Dynasty.
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Fourth Dynasty of Egypt