New+Kingdom

New Kingdom

The New Kingdom is the time period in Egypt between 1640-1550 B.C. This was a very shameful and disunified time for the Egptians. The period started with the running out of Hyksos, foriegn invaders. Then warrior kings came to power. They were the amdministrators to the Egyptians and helped Egypt gain back its wealth by capturing foriegn lands and taxing them. These rulers led to a time of economic sucess, many artistic masterpieces, and politcal unitity. The warrior kings eventually lost their power and then Amenhoptep IV came to power. He brought a monotheistic religion to Egypt.



Sources http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/EGYPT/NEW.HTM http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/nking/hd_nking.htm Unit 1 Terms Created by Danielle Fishman on September 4, 2008