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==New Kingdom== | ==New Kingdom== | ||
[[File:Ramses-ii-relief-from-memphis2.png|right|250px|thumb|Ramses-ii-relief-from-memphis2|(wiki)]] | |||
'''summary''' | |||
* 1550 BC - 1069 BC (approx) | * 1550 BC - 1069 BC (approx) | ||
* period of strong pharaohs and Egyptian foreign conquest | * period of strong pharaohs and Egyptian foreign conquest | ||
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** individual wealth = democratization of pharaonic privilege such as tombs, mummification, etc. | ** individual wealth = democratization of pharaonic privilege such as tombs, mummification, etc. | ||
** individual connections through trade with foreign lands | ** individual connections through trade with foreign lands | ||
'''click EXPAND for details''' | |||
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===Amhose I=== | ===Amhose I=== | ||
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*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kadesh Battle of Kadesh] (wikipedia) | *** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kadesh Battle of Kadesh] (wikipedia) | ||
==Collapse of New Kingdom== | |||
* over-expansion and constant warfare weakens Egyptian empire | * over-expansion and constant warfare weakens Egyptian empire | ||
* climate change impacts region: more migration into Egypt & destabilizing invasions | * climate change impacts region: more migration into Egypt & destabilizing invasions | ||
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** Sea Peoples: "mysterious" raiders - likely from Italy or Greece who raided coastal areas of Eastern Mediterranean | ** Sea Peoples: "mysterious" raiders - likely from Italy or Greece who raided coastal areas of Eastern Mediterranean | ||
== Post-Egyptian | == Post-Egyptian self-rule == | ||
* Berber rule | * Berber rule | ||
** Amazigh people | ** Amazigh people | ||
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* Assyrian rule | * Assyrian rule | ||
NOTE: to create new | NOTE: to create new section for post-New Kingdom through Ptolomaic rule | ||
== Architecture == | == Architecture == | ||