1. Middle Kingdom
Student Notes

2. Preview:
The Nile River empties into what sea?
The Mediterranean Sea

3. Island of Crete Middle East Nubia
EGYPT
Middle Kingdom
ca BCE
Nubia

4. Middle Kingdom
ca BCE
Government officials took control away from Pharaohs.
Pharaohs had less power.
Egypt was less united as a result.

5. Middle Kingdom
ca BCE
Pharaohs were no longer buried in pyramids.
Traders had contacts with Middle East and Crete.

6. Middle Kingdom
ca BCE
Egypt acquired gold from Nubia

7. Middle Kingdom
ca BCE
Egypt acquired cedar and cypress wood from the areas near present-day Lebanon and Syria.

8. Middle Kingdom
ca BCE
Hyksos invaded and conquered Lower Egypt in about 1800 BC.

9. Middle Kingdom ca. 2050-1786 BCE Hyksos were nomads from Western Asia.
They had horse-drawn chariots and bronze and iron weapons.

10. Summarize Your Understanding
Type 2 Collins Writing
How was Egypt’s Middle Kingdom different from the Old Kingdom?