Middle Kingdom of Egypt

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/middle-kingdom-of-egypt

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the administrative innovations?Strengthened bureaucracy, development of provincial administration, and sophisticated legal systems
2. What is the foreign relations?Active military campaigns and trade with Nubia, the Levant, and other regions
3. What time period is called the Middle Kingdom of Egypt?The Middle Kingdom lasted from about 2055 to 1650 BCE.
4. Who helped bring Egypt together again during the Middle Kingdom?Mentuhotep II of the Eleventh Dynasty reunited Upper and Lower Egypt.

First Intermediate Period: A period of political fragmentation and decentralization in ancient Egypt before the Middle Kingdom.
Nubia: An ancient region south of Egypt, rich in gold and other resources, with a complex relationship with Egypt.
Hyksos: A group of people from Western Asia who eventually came to rule parts of Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period.