Amenemhet’s family was a powerful dynasty. Do you remember what a dynasty is? It’s when one family rules a country for many years. But after the dynasty of Amenemhet, other families ruled Egypt. The kings in these families were not good pharaohs! They couldn’t keep control over all of Egypt’s land. Once again, the priests and government workers started to quarrel with each other about who had the most power. There was no army that could fight off invaders. No one was really in charge.
