1150 BCE: In this year Egyptians lost there empire.
1500 BCE: Queen Hatsheput reigns
2050 BCE: Middle Kingdom begins
Ahmose: He drove the Hyksos out of Egypt out of Egypt in 1550 BCE; Starting the New Kingdom
Amenhotep IV: Husband of Nefertiti; Created a new religion with only one god named Aton; Egypt lost much during his rule
Assyrians:In 670 BCE Egypt was taken over by what group?
Hatsheput: First female Pharoah; led Egypt as a regent and then became Pharaoh after her nephew died
Hyksos: This group of outsiders conquered Egypt bring the Middle Kingdom to an end in 1670 BCE
Middle Kingdom: Egyptian time period that falls in between the "Old and New Kingdoms"; Called the "Golden Years" in Egypt
Ramses II:Most successful Pharaoh during the New Kingdom
Regenta: person who rules a kingdom during the reign of a child, absence, or disability of the leader.
Thutmose III: The nephew of Hatsheput; He became pharoah after her death.
Tribute: Forced payment to a more powerful group; It made Egypt rich
Tutankhamen or "King Tut: "Son-in-law of Amenhotep IV; Ruled at the age of 10; His tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in AD 1922
Valley of the Kings: On the west bank of the Nile River; Tombs were built here for Pharaohs during the Middle Kingdom
Essential Question EQ: What happened to Egypt during the Middle & New Kingdoms? In the Middle Kingdom the period comprises two phases, the 11th Dynasty, which ruled from Thebes and the 12th Dynasty onwards which was centered on el-lisht. These two dynasties were originally considered to be the full extent of this unified kingdom, but historians now consider the 13th Dynasty to at least partially belong to the Middle Kingdom. The New Kingdom of Egypt, also referred to as the Egyptian Empire, is the period in ancient Egyptian history between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC, covering the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties of egypt.