Complete using pgs. 102-103 in textbook and page 21 in Milliken
New Kingdom Pharaohs
Ahmose I
 mid-1500sBCE
declared himself pharaoh
 from city of Thebes
 drove Hyksos out of Egypt
 Used Hyksos weapons
Hatshepsut
 Ruled from 1503-1482 BCE
Thutmose III
 Became pharaoh after
mysterious death of Hatshepsut
 Married to Thutmose II
 Dressed as a man
 Declared herself king
Ruled from 1391-1353 BCE
 Great-grandson of
 Vandalized (defaced)
monuments built by Hatshepsut
 Egypt reached it’s high point
under Amenhotep III
 Launched 17 military
campaigns
 Increased Egypt’s Trade
1. Punt

Thutmose III
 Constructed magnificent
palaces and temples at
o Sent traders to
 Begins Egypt’s 18th Dynasty
Amenhotep III
 Conquered:
2. Asia Minor
1. Syria
3. Greece
2. Canaan
Karnak and Luxor
 Had great statues carved
along the Nile River
 Remembered for building
many temples
and monuments
o Example: Obelisk

Extended empire to the
Euphrates River
 Statues were images of
Amenhotep III
o Stood 70 feet tall
Complete using pgs. 102-103, 107, 112-113 in textbook, page 21 in Milliken, page 2.05 in World History
New Kingdom Pharaohs
Amenhotep IV

(Akhenaten)
Changed Egyptian religion from
polytheistic (worshipping many gods) to
monotheistic (worshipping only one god)
Tutankamen
(King Tut)
Ramses II
 Son of Akhenaten
 Ruled from 1290 to 1224 BCE
 Became pharaoh around age 9
 Fought the Hittites from Asia Minor,
o Died around age 18
 Egyptians had to worship Aten
o Sun god and creator of the universe
o Aten worship ends when
Akhenaten dies
(Ramses the Great)
neither side could win
o Resulted in world’s first peace treaty
 Changed Egypt’s religion back to
polytheism

Reconquered Canaan

Defended Egypt from the Tehenu
o Priests and people could pray to
many gods
o Built a series of forts to prevent
 Married to Queen Nefertiti
 1922 archaeologist Howard Carter
future invasion
discovered Tut’s tomb
 Builds city of Akhetaten

 Tomb was not disturbed by treasure
hunters or tomb robbers
 Built the city of Pi-Ramses (means “house of
Ramses”)
Egypt loses control of Syria and Canaan under
his leadership
 Tomb was filled with treasures, including:
1. Boxes of jewelry
 Known as a great warrior and great builder
o Built temples at:
2. Robes
1. Karnak
3. Burial mask (made of gold)
2. Luxor
4. Ivory statues
3. Abu Simbel
 King Tut’s treasures taught us much about
Egyptian burial practices and beliefs