The New Kingdom

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  • 1550 BCE

    The Hyksos

    The removal of the Hyksos (who had ruled Egypt until Kamose, Ahmose and Seqenenre kicked them out) jump started the new kingdom
  • 1550 BCE

    Ahmose I

    Ahmose I begun the new kingdom and ruled from the age of 10, his reign lasted 25 years before his death at age 35.
  • Period: 1550 BCE to 1070 BCE

    The New Kingdom

  • Period: 1550 BCE to 1525

    Ahmose's reign

  • 1549 BCE

    The defeat of the Nubians

    After the defeat of the Hyksos, Ahmose marched on the Nubians to take advantage of their large amounts of gold and was victorious.
    While king he successfully brought Egypt out of its long crisis and set them up for a secure future in the new kingdom.
  • 1500 BCE

    The Valley of the Kings

    The valley of the kings was built. It was a series of tombs and was the burial ground for the Pharaohs of the new kingdom.
  • Period: 1479 BCE to 1429 BCE

    thutmose III's reign

  • Period: 1479 BCE to 1458 BCE

    Hatshepsut: rise to power

    Hatshepsut was regent to Thuthmose III but then become the first female Pharaoh. She was depicted as a male including statues and art that showed her to have a beard and other manly features (this was to stay in power).
  • Period: 1353 BCE to 1336 BCE

    Akhenaten's reign

    Formally known as Amenhotep IV
  • Period: 1353 BCE to 1336 BCE

    Nefertiti

    Nefertiti was the second female pharaoh and ruled alongside Akhenaten.
  • 1352 BCE

    Akhenaten's big change

    Akhenaten rejects the worship of amen and polytheism and introduced Aten (the sun god) and monotheist religion.
  • 1323 BCE

    The death of Tutankhamen

    Tutankhamen died at the age of 18 and rule Egypt for ten years.