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Censors-collect taxes,take census-2 elected every 5 years
At the end of the Old Kingdom, the wealth and power of the Pharaohs declined. Building and maintaining pyramids cost a lot of money. Pharaohs could not collect enough taxes to keep up with the expenses. At the same time, ambitious nobles used their government positions to take power from the Pharaohs. In time, nobles gained enough power to challange the Pharaohs. By about 2200 B.C, the Old Kingdom had falllen.
As long asthe builders needed!
It will take about 350 years.
they stayed in school for about as long as the teacher wanted them to stay. (i bet it was a long day)