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At the end of the Old Kingdom, the wealth and power of the Pharaohs declined. Building and maintaining pyramids cost a lot of money. Pharaohs could not collect enough taxes to keep up with the expenses. At the same time, ambitious nobles used their government positions to take power from the Pharaohs. In time, nobles gained enough power to challange the Pharaohs. By about 2200 B.C, the Old Kingdom had falllen.

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