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Period: 2030 BCE to 1540 BCE
MIDDLE KINGDOM
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1550 BCE
18TH DYNASTY BEGINS
The 18th Dynasty begins with Ahmose I, who rises to power. He built some of the last pyramids in Eygpt and laid the foundation for the New Kingdom Period. Egypt is still divided with the Hyksos controlling Lower Egypt. -
Period: 1540 BCE to 712 BCE
THE NEW KINGDOM
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1532 BCE
HYKSOS EXPELLED
Ahmose I of Thebes subdues and expels the Hyksos at Avaris, restoring power to the lands of Canaan and Nubia and unifying Egypt under the rule of one pharaoh. -
1530 BCE
AHMOSE EXPANDS TEMPLE BUILDING
Ahmose resumes large-scale construction projects similar to those before the Second Intermediate Period. For instance, he expands the Amun temple in Karnak and the Montu temple at Armant. -
1504 BCE
SON OF AHMOSE PASSES AWAY
Amenhotep I (who came to power after Ahmose I passes away) dies at a young age. Thutmose I, his brother-in-law, rises to power. Thutmose I campaigns all the way to Mesopotamia, makes Thebes the most imposing city of the kingdom and erects the Obelisk at the Karnak temple. The Egyptian Empire reaches its greatest expansion. -
1479 BCE
THUTMOSE III EXPANDS EGYPTIAN RULE
Thutmose III rises to power and reorganizes the bureaucracy of the empire’s military. Egypt of the New Kingdom is at the height of its power. -
1391 BCE
AMUN TEMPLE AT LUXOR IS BUILT
Amenhotep III rises to power. He builds the Amun temple at Luxor and the palace at Malkata (close to Thebes).
