New Kingdom

The New Kingdom was from 1550-1295 B.C. This was the time where many different pharaoh's, both men and shockingly, women, laid out many foundations that shaped Egypt into what it is today. In this blog, I will be telling of some of these kings and queens.

One of the first rulers of the New Kingdom was Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut was born into the 18th dynasty. She was daughter of Thuthmose I and Ahmes and after her father died, her brother, Thuthmose II took over the throne. Her brother was much, much younger than she was. Her two bothers died, leaving her to take over the throne. Since she was a female, it was not allowed of her to become pharaoh. Hatshepsut dressed as a man and even told the people of Egypt that she was a man. The Egyptian people believed her and had no problem at all with her becoming pharaoh of Egypt.

While Hatshepsut was pharaoh, she took on several male features while she ruled Egypt. Unlike most women at the time, she attached a false beard, wore male clothing, and was made in statues as a man. She did not want the people of Egypt to know that she was a woman.(What Life Was Like on the Banks of the Nile, page 1)

During Hatshepsut's reign, she had many great acomplishments. One of her greatest accomplishments was the Deir el Bahri. This building was a temple that was dedicated to herself. It was built on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes. At the temple, there are writings on the walls and sphinx's that lead up to the doorway. Also, during Hatshepsut's reign, she sent out military expeditions and sent out a trading expedition to Africa. Hatshepsut died in 1458 B.C.

Another ruler during the New Kingdom was Tutankhamen, also known as King Tut. Not much is known about King Tut's childhood, but when his tomb was found, there were MANY things that were found out about him that nobody knew. Tut's tomb was found on Novermber 4, 1922 in the Valley of the Kings. Up until the discovery of his tomb, it was beilieved that royal tombs were just places that were robbed of all their history and treasures. But Tut's tomb proved them wrong.

Although we do not know alot about Tut's childhood, we do know that he was in charge of the throne at a very young age. Tut's tomb was almost in complete tact. It had been robbed soon after he was placed in his tomb, but everything was put back as soon as possible.


BOOK SOURCE #1
By the editors of the Time Life Books. What Life Was Like on the Banks of the Nile. Alexandria, Virginia. No date.

BOOK SOURCE #2
Wikipedia!