Which caused the decline of ancient egypt’s old kingdom?

conquering invaders
pharaohs losing power
widespread drought
economic hardship

 To my mind the right option is B, Pharaos losing empires caused the decline of Ancient Egyp´s Old Kingdom. The the Ancient Egyptian Empire endured a lot of political instability previous to its decline. These conflicts gave rise to the eventual split of the empire into northern and southern areas and a long lasting civil war between the two regions. On top of that, they lost military power as they had toimporte metals from other nations, making it costly time consuming for the Egyptians to produce weapons.

Pharaohs losing power

Further Explanation:

The old kingdom which spanned between the period of 2686-2181 BC is known to be the period of ancient Egyptian history. This period is also known as the ‘Age of the Pyramids” and it encompasses the reign of the Great pyramid builders from the fourth dynasty. During the period of an ancient kingdom, The king of Egypt was looked upon as the living god and he ruled with absolute authority and had the power to demand the services and wealth of his subjects. The king was known by the name of Pharaoh.  

The sixth dynasty initiated the decline of the Pharaoh dynasty as their powers started to shift towards the monarchs. Royal families, who had an authority of ruling and had all the powers to rule Egypt, lost their powers and their charge became hereditary and that led local dynasties to gain independence from the central authorities of pharaohs. The final strike to the reign of the Pharaohs was the Draught which came in the 22nd century and that led to the drastic drop in precipitation.  

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Answer Details:

Grade: High School

Chapter: Decline of Pharaohs

Subject: History

Keywords:

Pharaohs, Egypt, Decline, Royal Families, Dynasty, Draught, Drastic drop, Precipitation, Hereditary.  

caminas makes the most sense here since it means to walk.