The New Kingdom: The Glory of Egypt
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THE NEW KINGDOM: THE GLORY OF EGYPT
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The New Kingdom
The New Kingdom begins with the Eighteenth Dynasty
Some of the most famous pharaohs in Egyptian history ruled in the New Kingdom
Egypt becomes the world’s first superpower
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The Eighteenth Dynasty
Begins with Ahmose I in 1550 BC Re-conquered Egypt from the Hyksos
invaders
Hatshepsut, 1479-1458 BC: First female ruler in world history
Thutmose III, 1479-1425 BC: Expands empire into Nubia and Syria
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Hatshepsut, Queen of Kings
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Thutmose III
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Family Matters
Thutmose III was the rightful pharaoh of Egypt
Hatshepsut ruled as a regent-a caretaker-until her stepson Thutmose was old enough to rule
Hatshepsut was mysteriously murdered and Thutmose III attempted to erase her from history! Well…almost…
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The Temple of Hatshepsut
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Hatshepsut Today
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Akhenaten
Born Amenhotep IV, decides to change his name
Essentially “fires” the gods of Egypt in favor of the Aten- god of the sun disk
Attempts to institute MONOTHEISM – belief in one god
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Akhenaten and Monotheism
Moves the capital from Memphis and Thebes to a brand new city called Amarna
His people rebel and his name is virtually wiped out from history
He is the first monotheist…but we know him because of his son…
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Tutankhamun
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King Tut
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King Tut
Became pharaoh at 9!
Married his sister
Mysteriously murdered at 18…and we still don’t know who did it or why!
World famous because his tomb was found undisturbed in the Valley of the Kings in 1922
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The Valley of the Kings
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The Valley of the Kings
By this time, the Great Pyramid is already over 1000 years old!
But they’re poor tombs…they get robbed ALL the time and nearly bankrupted the country
New Kingdom pharaohs built their tombs in the rock cliffs of the desert …the Valley of the Kings Yes…there is also a Valley of the Queens
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The Curse of King Tut
When Howard Carter and Lord George Carnarvon opened Tut’s tomb in 1922: They found the following inscription:
“Death will come on swift wings to those who disturbs the pharaoh’s rest.”
4 months later Carnarvon dies At the exact moment Carnarvon dies,
Cairo goes dark from a power failure At the exact moment Cairo goes dark,
Carnarvon’s dog gives a weird howl and dies…in London
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The Greatest Discovery in History
In 2015, Egyptologists discovered something wrong in King Tut’s tomb The paintings of King Tut were not the
paintings of a man…rather, they were of a woman!
Radar scans revealed another series of tunnels indicating that Tut’s tomb was a small part of another, larger tomb
Scholars believe that Tut was buried in the tomb of his mother, Queen Nefertiti
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Summarize
In your interactive notebook, at the bottom of your notes page, write a short paragraph about today’s lesson. Write about: What the main idea of the lesson was AND what you learned today.
Your summary should be able to explain today’s lesson to someone who was not in class today.