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__ Egypt: Fall of Old Kingdom Essay __ The Old Kingdom was a very prosperous kingdom, All the pyramids were built and the Egyptians established somewhat of a government for themselves. The term old kingdom only marks the so called “High Points” of the civilizations near the Nile River. The Old Kingdom lasted from the third to sixth dynasties, from 2686 BC – 2134 BC. Earlier on in the history of the Old Kingdom King Narmer was a great king who united upper and lower Egypt and upheld very crucial laws. However the Old Kingdom did not last. Many things contributed to the fall or the Old Kingdom. The Nile River was the greatest river they had ever possessed it helped them live through everyday life, without it they would not survive, not soon after the magnificence and enlightenment the Old Kingdom brought forth The Nile began a series of droughts. The Old Kingdom derived on a political status we call monarchy, when things started to look bad for its inhabitants they turned to the government for answers, and got no reply. A very controversial point in the fall of the Old Kingdom Is the ten plagues that cursed them simultaneously and wiped out alot of their population. The Old kingdom could not with-stand the calamities which began to fall on them along with their social- political Monarchy Problems, and soon transitioned into the middle Kingdom. We can learn many lessons from the fall of the old kingdom, lessons that will provide us with the knowledge we can use not to make the mistakes they did.

The Nile River was the greatest river that the Old Kingdom ever possessed; little did they know it would pay a great contribution to their demise. The Old Kingdoms civilizations were closely along the lines of the river for benificial reasons. One very important reason is that it made transporting water, and washing clothes very easy for them. Soon the Nile River began to flood and wiped a lot of their population, which contributed to the end of the old kingdom. From this we learn that nature is unpredictable and destructive and we should all be vey aware of this and respect our environment, and a little geological and probability understanding would help in the building of anything. So that when we build cities,and houses, and apartments we will not make the mistakes they did.

The Old Kingdom’s government was based on Monarchy. A Monarchy is when an individual is set to be of higher status than everybody else, and is given absolute power and authority over everything. When the Nile began its droughts and wiped out almost everyone who was living next to the river the inhabitants turned to the King for answers. The king did not no why the Nile the overflowing, so he simply could not give an answer to his people. Soon enough the people were enraged by this and started to question the King’s position, and soon enough the Old Kingdom was split into two those who still believe in the King and those who don’t. If we as a country were to have a successful government, we should not follow The Old Kingdom King’s way of giving an explanation to a catastrophe, but the King or president or Premier should always have an answer for your people so that they may develop a trust for you and not revolt. If do not follow the Old Kingdom’s example we are sure to prosper and not make the mistakes they did

Every Kingdom has its own plague; The Old Kingdom received some of the deadliest and most controversial plagues ever. Most religious believer’s think that the plagues occurred because of Pharaohs denial to let gods people go when Moses came to rescue them. God was so provoked by this he commanded that Egypt be cursed with “The Ten Plagues” some included “Raining Frogs” and Famine across the land. There is but another side to this biblical story, as geologists and scientist disbelieve this historic story, and claim that this was just but an angry climate, and The Old Kingdom was just going through what we would call “The Four Seasons”. Either argument is a great example of Science vs. Religion, with this we learn that science will almost always contradict religion and “vice versa” and we as humans should be careful to respect both.

We have learned many things from The Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt and we can put what have learned to very good use as we consider all the events the Old kingdom has passed through. From the Unity of upper and lower Egypt by King Narmer, to its political system, to its geological factors, and its controversial plagues. All these points have one thing in common and that is that all these points contributed to the fall of the Old Kingdom, and they all teach us very valuable lessons that we should always keep in the back of our mind s.

__ Kwame’s Research Notes __