What are some of the achievements of the middle kingdom?

Answer 1

The emergence of ancient Egypt's Middle Kingdom brought forth a series of significant achievements. Here are some important facts about this era of ancient Egypt:

A. Egypt emerged an an Imperial power;

B. The new power of Egypt is credited to to the pharaoh Mentuhotep ll;

C. His successors carried on the work of the above mentioned pharaoh;

D. Mentuhotep sent his armies into the southern kingdom of Nubia and obtained precious metals such as gold. They also gathered ivory, and ebony;

E. The Middle Kingdom maintained a military presence by building a fortress on the Nubian area of the Nile;

F. Most of Nubia would be brought under the middle kingdoms power, some Nubians became slaves. Others were put into the Egyptian society and served as soldiers and bureaucrats.