Introduction The Pyramids of Egypt are world known for its large structures that man has ever built and constitute one of the most potent and enduring symbols of Ancient Egyptian civilization. Its also one of the 7 wonders of the world and visited on a daily basis by millions of people. Most of these pyramids were built during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods of the Egyptian dynasty which is somewhere around the 3-6 th dynasties in Egypt. During Egypt’s Old Kingdom, the pharaohs established a stable central government in the fertile Nile Valley. All Egyptian pyramids were built on the west bank of the Nile river which was the site of the setting sun . Its important to study the history of Egypt till the time the pyramid was built to understand its historical values. Ancient Egyptian history is broken into several different periods according to the dynasty of the ruling pharaoh as quoted; the following is the list according to conventional Egyptian chronology . Perhaps the greatest testaments to their power were the pyramids and other tombs built to shelter them in the afterlife. History The Predynastic Period of Egypt (prior to 3100 BC) is traditionally the period between the Early Neolithic and the beginning of the Pharaonic monarchy beginning with King Narmer . Most archaeological sites in Egypt have been excavated only in Upper Egypt, because the silt of the Nile River was more heavily deposited at the delta region, and most delta sites from the predynastic period have since been buried totally. Although Lower Egypt seems to have had a significantly different culture, its nature is still unknown. However, the dates of the predynastic period were first defined before widespread archaeological excavation of Egypt had taken place, and recent finds which show the course of predynastic development to have been very gradual have caused scholars to argue about when exactly the predynastic period ended. The period from 9,000 to 6,000 BC has left very little in the way of archaeological evidence, however, around 6,000 BC Neolithic settlements have been found all over Egypt. The culture of hunters , fishers , and gathering peoples using stone tools replaced them. The Tasian culture was the next to begin in Upper Egypt . The Badarian Culture, named for the Badari site near Der Tasa, followed the Tasian culture, however similarities between the two have lead very many to not differentiate between them at all. Badarian flint tools continued to develop into sharper and more shapely blades, and the first faience and more was developedContinued desiccation forced the early ancestors of the Egyptians to settle around the Nile more permanently and forced them to adapt a more sedentary lifestyle. Although archaeological sites reveal very little about this time, an examination of the many Egyptian words for city can provide a hypothetical list of reasons for why the Egyptians settled. In Upper Egypt, the words for city indicate that they functioned for trade and protection of livestock, for protection from the flood on high ground, or, as sacred sites for deities. The Amratian culture is named after the site of El-Amra , about 120 km south of Badari . El-Amra was the first site where this culture group was found without being mingled with the later Gerzean culture gro