The New Kingdom

Southern Valley capital of Thebes

2181 BCE

Thebes first became important in the decades after the collapse of the central government at the end of the Old Kingdom when it was one of the main contenders for control of the south, Upper Egypt. Thebes was the seat of the god Amun; his main temples, the Luxor Temple and the great complex of Karnak, were both located within Thebes. During the New Kingdom period, the west bank was the burial place of kings

Temple complex at Karnak

2055 BCE

Temple complex at Karnak, 2055 BC to around 100 AD: It is a city of temples built over 2,000 years and dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. For the largely uneducated ancient Egyptian population, this could only have been the place of the gods.

The Hyskos

1630 BCE

The Hyskos dominated and ruled Egypt after the 13th and 14th dynasty's. They were a group of Nomadic people who used bronze weapons and horse drawn chariots to overpower the Egyptians.

The Hitties

Period: 1600 BCE to 1180 BCE

The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian (modern-day Turkey) people who formed an empire between 1600-1180 BCE. The Hittites manufactured advanced iron goods, and ruled over their kingdom through government officials with independent authority over various branches of government. The Hittites’ ongoing conflicts with Egypt produced the world’s first known peace treaty.

Ahmose I

1570 BCE

Ahmose I, estimated dates of reign 1570-1546BC: Founded the 18th Dynasty and completed the expulsion of the Hyskos. Ahmosed resumed the war creating an uprising in upper Egypt.

Trading expeditions to Kush

1567 BCE

Trade brought Egypt and Nubia together. Egypt was rich in sunshine and soil, but it lacked forests, minerals, horses, and other useful resources found in Nubia and other places. Because of its location, Nubia controlled commerce between central Africa and Egypt.To protect this valuable trade, Egypt gradually conquered most of Nubia. Egyptians called this region Kush.

Mortuary Temples on the West Bank of the Nile

1490 BCE

Mortuary Temples on the West Bank of the Nile, The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, is an ancient funerary shrine in Upper Egypt. Built for the Eighteenth dynasty Pharaoh Hatshepsut, it is located beneath the cliffs at Deir el Bahari, on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings.

Megiddo, Thutmose III: The Battle of Megiddo

1482 BCE

Megiddo, Thutmose III: The Battle of Megiddo, 1482 BCE: The Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC) was fought between Egyptian forces under the command of Pharaoh Thutmose III and a large rebellious coalition of Canaanite vassal states led by the king of Kadesh

The Thutmose line

1479 BCE

The Thutmose line: Thutmose III, estimated dates of reign 1479-1426BC: Thutmose is often regarded as the greatest ruler of Egypt. He was a skilled warrier who brought Egypt to its peak through conquering all of Syria. He was too an effective administrator and statesman.

Hatshepsu

1479 BCE

Hatshepsu, estimated dates of reign 1479-1458 BC: Was acting as a regent to her husband's infant son, after 7 years of holding state affairs she became pharaoh herself. She focused on ensuring economic prosperity and expanding Egypt's trading relations.

Amenhotep III

1386 BCE

Amenhotep III, estimated reign 1386-1349: Amenhotep's greatest contribution was maintaining peace and prosperity, which enabled him to devote time the arts; many of the most impressive Egyptian structures were built throughout his reign.

Tutankhamun

1333 BCE

Tutankhamun: By name King Tut, (flourished 14th century BCE), king of ancient Egypt (reigned 1333–23 BCE), known chiefly for his intact tomb, KV 62 (tomb 62), discovered in the Valley of the Kings in 1922. During his reign, powerful advisers restored the traditional Egyptian religion and art, both of which had been set aside by his predecessor Akhenaton, who had led the “Amarna revolution

Horemheb

1319 BCE

Horemheb, estimated dates of reign 1319 BC and 1292 BC: Horemheb was the last pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. He continued the restoration of the traditional Amon religion previous ruler, Akhenaton had replaced with the worship of the god Aton.

Akhenaten

1353

Akhenaten, estimated dates of reign 1353-1336: Akenhaten began his reign under the name of Amenhotep IV as he was the son of Amenhotep III he inherited the peaceful nation and kept it so for 5 years. On his fith year he underwent an extreme religious transformation changing his devotion from the Amun to the cult of Aten, abolishing all traditional religious rites in Egypt.

Temple complexes at Luxor

1392

Temple complexes at Luxor, 1392 BC: It was the capital of Egypt from the twelfth dynasty on (1991 BC) and reached its zenith during the New Kingdom. The temple was built by Amenhotep III (1390-52 BC) but completed by Tutankhamun (1336-27 BC) and Horemheb (1323-1295 BC) and then added to by Rameses II (1279-13 BC). The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.