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Egypt's New Kingdom: Empire-Building, Military Conquests, and Cultural Flourishing
TLDR Egypt's New Kingdom, characterized by empire-building, military conquests, and cultural flourishing, saw the rise of warrior kings like Hatshepsut and Tutmosa III. The period was marked by extensive military campaigns, the re-establishment of Egypt's empire in Syria and Palestine, and the introduction of a distinct system of diplomacy based on gift giving by Akhenaten.
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Egypt's New Kingdom was a period of empire-building, military conquest, and cultural flourishing, characterized by lavish tombs, an expansive empire, and a warrior king.
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The 18th dynasty of Egypt engaged in war to unify the country, resulting in an Egyptian state geared towards war and armed with cutting-edge weapons, and they went on to dominate the political landscape of Palestine and Syria, marking Egypt's entry into a great power competition in the Near East.
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Hatshepsut ruled as regent and later as pharaoh in her own right, leaving a lasting impact on Egypt through her building projects and stable governance, and she intended for her daughter to follow in her footsteps but her daughter died before her.
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After the death of Hatshepsut, Tutmosa III took the throne and began a reign marked by extensive military campaigns and conquests, leaving behind a legacy as one of Egypt's greatest warrior kings.
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Tutmosa III marched north into Palestine to face the rebel alliance led by Kadesh and Megiddo, resulting in a short but decisive battle in which the rebels were defeated and forced to flee, leading to the eventual capture of Megiddo and the re-establishment of Egypt's empire in Syria and Palestine.
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The Amarna Letters provide a detailed glimpse into the international political system of the late Bronze Age, showing how rulers interacted with each other and the shared culture that allowed for communication between different kingdoms.
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Akhenaten, the unique king of Egypt, introduced a distinct system of diplomacy based on gift giving, which was reciprocally bound together and played by parties who knew a great deal about one another, as seen in the Amarna letters.
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Akhenaten's reign was marked by a growing emphasis on solar religion, as he built temples to the sun-disk Aten, abandoned the old gods, associated himself with the sun, and created a new religion called Atenism.
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Akhenaten embraced the Aten and abandoned traditional Egyptian deities, likely due to the political and material power of the temple institutions and priesthood, but also because of his genuine and deeply felt belief in Atenism as a radical and exclusive monotheistic religion.
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Tutankhamun's reign was short and unremarkable, marked by his young age, physical ailments, and a political mess that led to the end of the 18th dynasty, but he is now famous due to the discovery of his nearly intact tomb in 1922.
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