Rulers In The Middle Kingdom

Nonetheless, during the 12th Dynasty, there was a temple built for Amun’s worship and toward the end of the 18th Dynasty, Amun’s status increased even more and he became known as “…the great royal deity who was “Father of the Gods” and ruler of Egypt and the people of its empire (Rosalie 104).

The thirty-eight-year reign of the Egyptian Pharaoh, Amenhotep III was a period of unparalleled stability and wealth in the history of the New Kingdom. During the reign of Amenhotep III, Egypt grew to be the world’s “Super Power,” and had great influence on a large scale. The key features of his reign included:

From 1567 to 330 B.C. humanity experienced many subsequent development as well as decline in its civilizations. Among these events emerged three colossal empires that had shaken the world and forever changed the course of human history. The Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian Empires have been instrumental in influencing technology, religion, and ideas throughout the world. Various factors have contributed to the success and downfall of these giants. Each of the “World Powers” have similarities as well as distinctions in its government form and organization, religion, and economy that contributed to their triumph.

The history of ancient Egypt is divided into three blocks of time referred to as kingdoms. The kingdoms were named as the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom. This essay highlights the differences among the three kingdoms in terms of politics, economics, sculpture, and architecture.

One of the most famous pharaoh of that time was Thutmose I who was the son of unknown warrior and queen Ahhotep’s daughter. He earned control over the Nubians’ gold mines by sending them to the south and penetrated deeper into Palestine and Syria. Thutmose I during his leadership expanded Egypt territory; the country prospered.

Explain the distribution of power in Old Kingdom Egypt and the first intermediate period, the social, political, and economic reasons for the constructors of pyramids, and Egyptian belief concerning the afterlife.

Amenhotep III’s reign is often referred to the “Golden Age”, a time of political stability and economic prosperity for Egypt. With an abundance of tribute, booty, and access/exploitation of natural resources in conquered areas of Nubia, and its sphere of influence in Syria-Palestine; Egypt’s affluence only flourished. This enabled Amenhotep’s expanse/magnificent building programs, also resulting to advances in art and religion. Furthermore, changes in the importance and role of the queen progressed in this period; to the extent of Tiye’s deification, as evident in the temple at Sedeinga, built in dedication to her worship. Despite Amenhotep III’s reputation as a great diplomat, the effectiveness of his

Another significant pharaoh was Ramses II, he also helped made Egypt stronger through his military strength, architectural knowledge, and even his religious beliefs. Specifically Ramses II military was

As a result of Ankhenaten, King Tut, Aye’s death, and the disappearing of Ankhesnamun, Horemheb and Tey ruled Egypt. There are many theories on how this mystery occured and all of them have evidence to back up there theories. After everything occured Horemheb ruled Egypt for 20 years.

This essay will discuss the conquering of Upper Egypt 200 year ruling and adaptation of the Hyksos over Egypt, during the second intermediate period. At the end of the twelfth dynasty after the reign of Sobekkare, there was a short time(period) where Egypt had no ruler because there was no heir to the throne. Unexpectedly from a region East to (of) Egypt, invaders of unknown ethnicity marched into Egypt with confidence.” They easily seized it without striking a blow”(Van Seters p.15). According to Manetho, they overpowered the rulers of the land, burned the cities, and tore many monuments down ruthlessly. They treated the civilians harshly, massacring many, and leading many others into slavery; eventually they took over the empire, making

The New Kingdom of Egypt was also referred as the Egyptian Empire. New Kingdom lasted from 1550-1070 B.C.E., eighteen through twenty dynasties. It was the best and golden era for Egypt because of the contribution and improvement that happened during that time period. It was a time of the warrior pharaohs (Roehrig). New Kingdom includes several civilizations of pharaohs. During Pharaohs of this time period went on the aggressive, attacking areas outside of Egypt. Another aspect of the New Kingdom was a change in the way that pharaohs in this period were buried. Few other major characteristics and things that happened during that time was pleasing god with goods and money, building temples, royal extravagance, building tombs instead pyramids, and great art scriptures. The Major achievement was gold mines that were used very significant way by the Pharaohs. It formed the real power behind the throne. And the gold was also used to build magnificent temples and tombs for everyone. Women played a big role during that era too. They were given the opportunity and rights that they deserved from long time. The Egyptian religion gave them a central role in the divine order

Going against many years of Egyptian worship Akhenaten proclaimed in about the 14th century B.C that his people were only to worship one god and that was the sun disk Aten. Akhenaten was called a monotheist maybe even the first to live. Egyptian King Akhenaten’s meaning “Effective for Aten”. His name was originally Amenhotep IV, he ruled for about 20 years. While in his rule he move the royal house from Thebes to a new site somewhere in middle Egypt, Akhenaten ordered marvelous temples to be built for Aten. Akhenaten claimed to be the middle man so to speak between the people and Aten; this made him like a god in a way to the people because he was the only person blessed with the ability to be able to talk to Aten. The funny thing is he worshiped all of the Egyptian gods and was building a temple to one. Then dropped that to build a different temple to Aten which now he thinks is the one and only god.

Upper and Lower Egypt were united for the first time under one ruler, however, this would come to an end around 2200 B.C.. In much of the Egyptian hieroglyphs, the Pharaoh was often depicted as almost larger than life, with great power and much of Egyptian art is a celebration of his accomplishments. The formation of a royal absolutism occurred during this period, with the Pharaoh and a small-centralized administration, composed mainly of royal kin and relatives, overseeing all aspects of Egyptian life. The Pharaoh was looked at as a living god among the Egyptian people, who assured the success of Egypt as well as its peace. "The Pharaoh belonged both to the world of the gods and the world of men, and he was seen as a bridge between them. Some of the local deities represented various aspects of nature, such as the earth and the sky, or the Nile and it's gifts of fertility. So the king, living in their midst, could bring the Egyptians into a harmonious relationship with their divinities and with the forces of nature upon which their whole existence depended" (Hawkes 43).

The nation of Israel was set apart as holy to the LORD. But they When the children of Israel demanded a king, they did so to be like the other nations. The first three kings were Saul, (outwardly tall, handsome and strong—a seemingly good choice for a king, but inwardly arrogant, proud and unrepentant—not God’s choice), David (a man after God’s own heart who repented of his sins and as such was God’s choice), and Solomon (the wisest man who ever lived, but because of covenant disobedience became the catalyst for the division and ultimate exile of Israel.

The Umayyad dynasty began in the year (661 CE) after the period of the rightly guided