THE MIDDLE KINGDOM

Do Now

Take out your vocabulary sheets and let’s review the following words:

1. Civil War2. Famine3. Cost Benefit Analysis

End of the Old Kingdom

About 2181 B.C. , Egypt fell into civil war

Long droughts led to famine Egyptian rulers fought over power

Quote:

A scribe named Neferti described these

troubled times:

“One can cross the water [Nile] on foot…The

land is in sickness…One will take up weapons or

warfare…as son as an enemy, a brother as a

foe.”

Analyzing the Quote

Part 1: “One can cross the water [Nile] on

foot…”

Analyzing the Quote

This refers to the drought that the Egyptians were experiencing at that time. They could cross the Nile on foot because it was so dried up.

Analyzing the Quote

Part 2:

“The land is in sickness…”

Analyzing the Quote

This refers to the fact that because of the long drought, there was a famine. The land is in sickness refers to the fact that there are no crops available.

Analyzing the Quote

Part 3:

“One will take up weapons or warfare…a son as an enemy, a brother as a foe.”

Analyzing the Quote

This refers to the civil war that was occurring at the time. A son as an enemy and a brother as a foe refers to how the Egyptians fought one another.

Middle Kingdom

Egypt reunited in about 2040 B.C. Dynasty 12 was the high point of the

period Began with the rule of Amenemhet Conquered northern Nubia Set up forts for protection

Amenemhet

Achievements

More irrigation canals Temples and pyramids to honor dead Art and literature Finest jewelry ever in Egypt

Middle Kingdom Jewelry

Middle Kingdom Jewelry

Egyptian Labyrinth

Egyptian Labyrinth

Wrap up

Why did the Old Kingdom fall?

Describe some of the achievements you have learned about so far in the Middle Kingdom.