CIVILIZATION
EGYPTIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Excessive rainfall caused farmers to lose all of their crops
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Large earthquakes destroyed many trade routes
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Pharaohs fought numerous wars that were costly to the empire
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The Egyptian population grew too quickly causing the economy to collapse
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Detailed explanation-1: -There were several reasons for this including a loss of military power, lack of natural resources, and political conflicts. The reigns of the last great pharaohs Ramses II and Ramses III (1, 189 BC to 1, 077 BCE) are characterized by strength and ability to defend Egypt against invaders.
Detailed explanation-2: -The two reason the pharaohs’ power declined at the end of the Old Kingdom were that they did not collect enough taxes to cover their expenses and ambitious nobles took power from the pharaohs. Although the Egyptians had built pyramids, they may have not had chariots or advanced weapons.
Detailed explanation-3: -The civilization of ancient Egypt was indebted to the Nile River and its dependable seasonal flooding. The river’s predictability and fertile soil allowed the Egyptians to build an empire on the basis of great agricultural wealth.
Detailed explanation-4: -Egypt’s far-reaching prestige declined considerably toward the end of the Third Intermediate Period. Its foreign allies had fallen under the Assyrian sphere of influence, and by 700 BC war between the two states became inevitable. Between 671 and 667 BC the Assyrians began the Assyrian conquest of Egypt.