The New Kingdom  The New Kingdom begins with the Eighteenth Dynasty  Some of the most famous pharaohs in Egyptian history ruled in the New Kingdom  Egypt becomes the world’s first superpower

The Eighteenth Dynasty  Begins with Ahmose I in 1550 BC  Re-conquered Egypt from the Hyksos invaders  Hatshepsut, BC: First female ruler in world history  Thutmose III, BC: Expands empire into Nubia and Syria

Hatshepsut, Queen of Kings

Thutmose III

Family Matters  Thutmose III was the rightful pharaoh of Egypt  Hatshepsut ruled as a regent-a caretaker until her stepson Thutmose was old enough to rule  Hatshepsut was mysteriously murdered and Thutmose III attempted to erase her from history!  Well…almost…

The Temple of Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut Today

Akhenaten  Born Amenhotep IV, decides to change his name  Essentially “fires” the gods of Egypt in favor of the Aten- god of the sun disk  Attempts to institute MONOTHEISM – belief in one god

Akhenaten and Monotheism  Moves the capital from Memphis and Thebes to a brand new city called Amarna  His people rebel and his name is virtually wiped out from history  He is the first monotheist…but we know him because of his son…

Tutankhamun

King Tut

 Became pharaoh at 9!  Married his sister  Mysteriously murdered at 18…and we still don’t know who did it or why!  World famous because his tomb was found undisturbed in the Valley of the Kings in 1922

The Valley of the Kings

 By this time, the Great Pyramid is already over 1000 years old!  But they’re poor tombs…they get robbed ALL the time and nearly bankrupted the country  New Kingdom pharaohs built their tombs in the rock cliffs of the desert …the Valley of the Kings  Yes…there is also a Valley of the Queens

The Curse of King Tut  When Howard Carter and Lord George Carnarvon opened Tut’s tomb in 1922:  They found the following inscription: “Death will come on swift wings to those who disturbs the pharaoh’s rest.”  4 months later Carnarvon dies  At the exact moment Carnarvon dies, Cairo goes dark from a power failure  At the exact moment Cairo goes dark, Carnarvon’s dog gives a weird howl and dies…in London

Summarize  In your interactive notebook, at the bottom of your notes page, write a short paragraph about today’s lesson. Write about:  What the main idea of the lesson was  AND what you learned today.  Your summary should be able to explain today’s lesson to someone who was not in class today.