The First Intermediate Period, the Seventh to Eleventh
... Lower Egypt, a city just south of the Faiyum region. The other resided at Thebes in Upper Egypt. The Old Kingdom fell due to problems with succession from the Sixth Dynasty, the rising power of provincial monarchs, and a drier climate that resulted in widespread famine. Little is known about the Sev ...
... Lower Egypt, a city just south of the Faiyum region. The other resided at Thebes in Upper Egypt. The Old Kingdom fell due to problems with succession from the Sixth Dynasty, the rising power of provincial monarchs, and a drier climate that resulted in widespread famine. Little is known about the Sev ...
Egypt: The Middle Kingdom
... During this generally peaceful time trade picked up dramatically. Many resources which before had been unused were now being exploited such as the cultivation of crops, mines which produced gold and quarries that were dug for building projects. During the entire Middle Kingdom many building projects ...
... During this generally peaceful time trade picked up dramatically. Many resources which before had been unused were now being exploited such as the cultivation of crops, mines which produced gold and quarries that were dug for building projects. During the entire Middle Kingdom many building projects ...
Mentuhotep II
Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II (reigned c. 2061 BC – 2010 BC) was a Pharaoh of the 11th dynasty who reigned for 51 years. Around his 39th year on the throne he reunited Egypt thus ending the First Intermediary Period. Consequently, he is considered the first pharaoh of the Middle Kingdom.