CLA 3160 Lecture 7: Ancient Egypt 7
5 Nov 2016
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At the end of the first intermediate period the vizier amenhemet assassinated the last king of dynasty 11 taking the throne as amenhemet i. The irony is that somedy just killed the king and took over. As a commoner, amenhemet had no legitimate claim to the throne, he and his descendants had to adopt special measures in order to establish and maintain power. Middle kingdom kings focus on political and military measures to maintain their power because they are not accepted as not being a son of ra. They created a new capital to build personality. A new ruling system based on coregency was introduced to protect the ruling line from rival claimants to the throne. (first co-regent: senwsert i) Strong domestic and foreign policies were implemented to prevent internal strife and protect the country from outside threats. Foreign policies: they don"t wait to be attacked by the desert people so they fortified egypt defenses.
