public works.
Joe mama1
The wealthy kingdom of Nubia had important gold mines. Pharaohs of the middle kingdom conquered Nubia and used its wealth.
Hieroglyphs
There were limestone and rock quarries nearby, which they `farmed` and sold.
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Joe mama1
The wealthy kingdom of Nubia had important gold mines. Pharaohs of the middle kingdom conquered Nubia and used its wealth.
pharaohs spent egypt's wealth on irrigation projects
The wealthy kingdom of Nubia had important gold mines. Pharaohs of the middle kingdom conquered Nubia and used its wealth.
Hieroglyphs
During the New Kingdom, which lasted from about 1550 to 1050 BC, conquest and trade brought wealth to the pharaohs.
There were limestone and rock quarries nearby, which they `farmed` and sold.
Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations.
their wealth and jewels
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.
The Wealth of Nations was created in 1776.
by charging taxes from people