Top 10 Facts - Middle Kingdom

 

1. The horse and chariot was introduce by Hyksos.

2. The dates of the Middle Kingdom were 2134 - 1782 BCE.

3. Military forces began in Ancient Egypt.

4. The Military started to make/cause wars with Nubia

5. The Middle Empire ended with the 12th dynasty followed by the 2nd Intermediate period that led to the conquest and rule of the Hyksos foreign rulers who introduced the horse and the chariot to ancient Egypt.

6. The period of the Middle Kingdom in the history of Egyptian civilization saw the change in the culture of ordinary Egyptians and the rise of the common man.

7. Religion of ancient Egypt focused on funerals and immortality religious beliefs.

8. The strong, powerful kings of the late 11th and the 12th dynasty eventually decreased the power of the Nomarchs*.

9. The coffin texts were provided to all of the Egyptian citizens and the texts provided all of the citizens with spells and a guide to surviving the Underworld when they get there.

10. There were 22 Nomes* in Upper Egypt and 20 Nomes in Lower Egypt

 

 

 

 

* A Nome was a religious and administrative district into which Ancient Egypt was divided into.