The Rise of New Kingdom Egypt (Part 1/4) Ahmose I, Amenhotep I and Thutmose I
Channel: Narmer
Date: 2021-01-21

The New Kingdom period of Ancient Egypt (16th-10th century BCE) saw Egypt become one of the Great Powers of Ancient Near East as pharaohs competed with other other kings for influence and power over politics and trade in the Levant. The period began with the the pharaoh Ahmose I, who ended the Second Intermediate Period and united Egypt once again. He drove the Hyksos away, who were viewed as occupiers by Egyptians. Ahmose I and his son Amenhotep I consolidated their position in Egypt and Amenhotep I’s heir and brother in law Thutmose I would bring Egypt back in Asian affairs after almost half a millennia. This is the story of the rise of New Kingdom of Egypt. 

📕 Sources
A History of Ancient Egypt by Marc Van De Mieroop
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Egypt
The Architecture Of Imperialism. Military Bases and the Evolution of Foreign Policy in Egypt’s New Kingdom by Ellen Fowles Morris 
Chronicle of the Pharaohs by Peter A. Clayton 
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt by Ian Shaw

🎼  Music Courtesy
Derek and Brandon Fletcher
Link to their channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjMZjGhrFq_4llVS_x2XJ_w

🖼️  Images used in this video:
All the images used are in public domain courtesy of 
The Met Museum, metmuseum.org
Gary Todd, worldhistorypics.com