Which statement best explains the reason why rulers and nobles of the middle kingdom had rock-cut tombs rather than pyramids
a) the pyramids no longer had the same meaning for rulers in the middle kingdom
b) the resources to make pyramids were less accessible in the middle kingdom
c)rulers did not have the same authority as those who reigned in the old kingdom
d)rulers in the old kingdom created laws to stop further construction of pyramids

The correct answer is A) the pyramids no longer had the same meaning for rulers in the middle kingdom.

The statement that best explains the reason why rulers and nobles of the Middle Kingdom had rock-cut tombs rather than pyramids is that the pyramids no longer had the same meaning for rulers in the Middle Kingdom.

In the Old Kingdom, the central government exercised strong control over the provinces. Pyramids were a symbol of power and officials in ancient Egypt wanted to be buried near the Pharaoh. But that changed in the Middle Kingdom. People and official decided to build rock-cut tombs in their provinces. This was especially notorious in Beni Hassan, Ayut, and Bersheh.