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History 4.3 Notes - The Middle Kingdom
Reuniting the Kingdom - pg.151
● 2181 B.C. - Old Kingdom ended with a ____________ war and drought which caused
________________, or food shortages.
● Middle Kingdom begins about __________ B.C. and lasts until _______ B.C.
● Dynasty 12 - greatest period in Middle Kingdom
○ King __________________ conquered Nubia and protected Egypt with
● Accomplishments of Dynasty 12:
○ buildings:
○ art and literature:
Trade - pg. 152
● Trade increased as they traveled by caravan and ship to trade with parts of
● Natural resources Egypt had:
● Resources Egypt had to import:
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Difficulties and dangers of trading:
● Trade could bring great wealth, but Egyptians needed to do a cost-benefit analysis:
A Time of Invasion - pg. 153-4
● During Dynasty 13, as many as _____ kings ruled Egypt because
● The Hyksos from _____________________ ___________ crossed into Egypt via the Sinai
Peninsula and settled around the Nile ______________.
● 1640 B.C. - Hyksos had conquered Lower Egypt by
● Hyksos ruled for _______ years as Dynasty 15; Egyptians only had power in
________________ Egypt
● Cultural aspects brought by Hyksos:
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Hyksos expanded Egypt’s trade to the Greek island of ____________.
● Egyptians declared war and regained power in mid-___________.
Hatshepsut - pg.155
● One of few women to become ________________ in Egypt.
● Learned to
● Became ruler because
● Accomplishments:
● Statues of her with a beard make historians wonder if she
● Ruled _______________ than any other female pharaoh
● Hatshepsut kept peace in Egypt during her rule
● Ruled for approximately __________ years