Chapter 4 Section 4

The New Kingdom

The New KingdomAhmose founded a new line of pharaohs and thus began the New Kingdom.

Egypt became richer and cities grew.

The Egyptian empire was formed at this time.

HatshepsutThutmose’s III stepmother had no interest in war

Built temples and traded with others for ivory, ebony, monkeys, dogs, animal skins, and leopard skins

Egyptians never saw these things and welcomed them.

Hatshepsut’s Mummy

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Thutmose III

Used an army of 20,000 to control Syria and Palestine

Great military leader

Thutmose III

Thutmose III

ReligionEgyptians began to worship a new godGod of Thebes-AmonWhen Thebes became the capital, Amon was combined with ReNew God=Amon-ReMost powerful Egyptian god

Egyptian WritingUsed Hieroglyphics to inscribe monuments and tombs

Scribes needed an easier way to keep track of records

They made a new system of writing that combined two types of writing and hieroglyphics.

Connected words like cursive

Decline of Egypt

Pharaohs lost power to the priests of Amon-Re

In 1370 BC, Amenhotep IV took the throne.

He didn’t like priests and closed all temples to Amon-Re

He also set up a new religion.

Amenhotep

Amenhotep’s ReligionWanted Egyptians to only worship one god….Aton.

He changed his name to Akhenaton, which means “spirit of Aton”

Only a few accepted his new religion.

Amenhotep died in 1360 BC and his son in law Tutankhamen became pharaoh.

King Tut….boy king….priests made him return to the old religion.

Died after only nine years in power

King Tut

End of Egypt’s Empire

In 1150 BC Egypt’s empire was gone.

Priests and Pharaohs fought for power.

It was taken over by the Assyrians.

1. Amenhotep IV

2. changed it

3. spirit of Aton

4. No, only a few accepted it

5. Ahmose

6. Hatshepsut

7. Thutmose III

8. King Tut

9. Assyrians

10. Aton