Ancient Egypt
Netjerykhet (Djoser)
2630 - 2611
Djoser, son of Khaskhemwy, ruled during the third Dynasty. He ruled for almost twenty years. He engaged his vizier Imhotep to build him a pyramid to protect his remains. This was later called the Great Step Pyramid. It is the oldest monumental architecture still in existence. The Step Pyramid was built at Saqqara, the burial ground near the capital of Memphis. It included not only the pyramid, but a group of shrines and related buildings as well.
During Djoser's reign Egypt had a seven year famine. Imhotep and one of Djoser's governors Medir suggested Djoser travel to Elephantine at Aswan. There he built a temple to the god Khnum, controller of the flow of the Nile. Once the temple was erected the famine ended. The Egyptians believed this was Khnum's thanks for the temple.
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