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The New Kingdom of Egypt: A Powerful Ancient Civilization
TLDR The New Kingdom of Egypt was a period of great power and influence, characterized by powerful pharaohs, extensive empire-building, and a deep engagement with the outside world. It left behind a wealth of archaeological material that provides insight into the lives and beliefs of both rulers and common people.
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The New Kingdom of Egypt marked the apex of the ancient civilization, characterized by powerful pharaohs, extensive empire-building, and well-preserved artifacts that provide insight into the lives and beliefs of the people.
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The New Kingdom of Egypt is known for its extensive archaeological material, including tombs, workers' villages, temples, palaces, cities, mummies, texts, and grave goods, providing unparalleled access to the lives of both rulers and common people.
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The Middle Kingdom of Egypt was a period of tremendous dynamism, characterized by grand construction projects, military expeditions, and the production of incredible art and literature, but eventually disintegrated with the emergence of the Hiksos rulers in the north.
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The New Kingdom of Egypt was characterized by a deeper engagement with the outside world, including cultural and religious influence from foreigners, the adoption of chariots and a standing army, and extensive campaigns and alliances with neighboring kings.
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The 18th dynasty of Egypt marked the beginning of the New Kingdom, characterized by the defeat of the Hiksos, the portrayal of Hiksos kings as foreigners, and the adoption of military tactics and weaponry from the Near East, including chariots.
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The New Kingdom of Egypt saw the adoption of chariots and other military technologies from the Near East, as well as a shift in the role of the king in warfare, with leaders like Kamosa and Akmosa personally leading their armies and boasting about their military accomplishments.
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The New Kingdom of Egypt was a militarized state, with a standing army and regular campaigns, where war was a significant part of the state's job and the lives of the Egyptian people and rulers, and military officials held high social rank.
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Nubia was intimately tied to Egypt, with Egyptian garrisons controlling trade routes, and the Kingdom of Karama drawing on Nubian imagery and ideas, but it was Akmosa who secured Egypt's borders and laid the groundwork for a permanent Egyptian presence beyond those borders, leading to the establishment of a full-blown Egyptian empire under Tuthmosa I.
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The combination of threat and opportunity presented by the Heksos and the second intermediate period led to a sense of fear and a need for control in the New Kingdom, which resulted in the establishment of a permanent Egyptian empire to extract wealth and participate in long-distance trade networks, starting with conquests in Nubia.
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The New Kingdom rulers of Egypt established a project of empire building by crushing foreign enemies and boasting about their accomplishments, with the expansion into Nubia and the Levant being intertwined and dependent on each other, while exercising overlordship in Palestine and Syria rather than wiping out the existing political order.
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