12 a history Flashcards
1
Q
what happened to the old kingdom of egypt?
A
it became weak and helpless.
2
Q
when amenemhet became pharaoh, what country did he conquer?
A
nubia
3
Q
why did amenemhet want to make nubia part of his egyptian kingdom?
A
nubia had a lot of gold
4
Q
what new name did the egyptians give to nubia?
A
kush
5
Q
what do we call this period in egyptian history, when egypt grew strong again?
A
the middle kingdom
6
Q
tell me about the middle kingdom in egypt.
A
egypt had become weak, but the pharaoh amenemhet conquered the gold-rich country of nubia. they renamed nubia kush, and egypt became strong again.
