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Egypt’s Middle Kingdom

Tides of History

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Is the First Intermediate Really Good for People?

centralized rule is what tends to produce lavish art and architecture, monumental buildings. This was a less strictly hierarchical society than that of the old kingdom. There were more opportunities for an ambitious person to find a patron. Men were more likely to be buried with weapons. But that doesn't necessarily mean society was actually more violent.

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