Mysteries of Egypt - Main menu. Eternal Egypt - Home. Hieroglyphic Typewriter Egyptian Hieroglyphic Name Translator alphabet writer. Egyptian Life. Mysteries in Stone. Online Education Home Schooling Skwirk Australia. Includes Pyramids, Pharaohs, Queens, and More! Ancient Egypt — History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts. Under Ahmose I, the first king of the 18th dynasty, Egypt was once again reunited.
During the 18th dynasty, Egypt restored its control over Nubia and began military campaigns in Palestine, clashing with other powers in the area such as the Mitannians and the Hittites. The country went on to establish the world’s first great empire, stretching from Nubia to the Euphrates River in Asia. In addition to powerful kings such as Amenhotep I (1546-1526 B.C.), Thutmose I (1525-1512 B.C.) and Amenhotep III (1417-1379 B.C.), the New Kingdom was notable for the role of royal women such as Queen Hatshepsut (1503-1482 B.C.), who began ruling as a regent for her young stepson (he later became Thutmose III, Egypt’s greatest military hero), but rose to wield all the powers of a pharaoh.
All of the New Kingdom rulers (with the exception of Akhenaton) were laid to rest in deep, rock-cut tombs (not pyramids) in the Valley of the Kings, a burial site on the west bank of the Nile opposite Thebes. The Ancient Egypt Site - The History, Language and Culture of Pharaonic Egypt.