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    The History of Ancient Egypt: The Third Intermediate Period: Weiliao Series: Ancient Egypt Series, #9
    The History of Ancient Egypt: The Third Intermediate Period: Weiliao Series: Ancient Egypt Series, #9
    The History of Ancient Egypt: The Third Intermediate Period: Weiliao Series: Ancient Egypt Series, #9
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    The History of Ancient Egypt: The Third Intermediate Period: Weiliao Series: Ancient Egypt Series, #9

    By Hui Wang

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    "Weiliao" is a series program that tells the story of the world, it created by Wei Yi Culture and Media AB, and launched in 2020. The content touches on history, science, technology, astronomy, geography, music, and more.

    "The History of Ancient Egypt" is a series of books to tell the historical stories of Ancient Egypt, and the stories run through the whole of Ancient Egypt. This book "The Third Intermediate Period" is the ninth episode, the historical period includes the beginning of the dark age, successors of Lower Egypt, successors of Upper Egypt, the twenty-second dynasty, the twenty-third dynasty, the twenty-fourth dynasty, and the Twenty-fifth Dynasty. There is more exciting content in the book is looking forward to your reading.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWei Yi Culture and Media AB
    Release dateDec 4, 2020
    ISBN9789189209152
    The History of Ancient Egypt: The Third Intermediate Period: Weiliao Series: Ancient Egypt Series, #9

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      The History of Ancient Egypt - Hui Wang

      Introduction

      The The History of Ancient Egypt is a series of books to tell the historical stories of Ancient Egypt, and the stories run through the whole of Ancient Egypt. This book The Third Intermediate Period is the ninth episode, the historical period includes the beginning of the dark age, successors of Lower Egypt, successors of Upper Egypt, the twenty-second dynasty, the twenty-third dynasty, the twenty-fourth dynasty, and the Twenty-fifth Dynasty. There is more exciting content in the book is looking forward to your reading.

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      Overview

      Abu Simbel

      Abu Simbel, the Great Temple of Ramesses II

      The New Kingdom is an era that succeeded the Second Intermediate Period and a predecessor to the Third Intermediate Period. Just to be clear, the Second Intermediate Period is an era that was dominated majorly by the Hyksos. This marked the first time that Ancient Egypt fell under any form of foreign rule. Before, despite being in some wrangles concerning succession politics, they had never fallen to the hands of foreigners. The Hyksos however came at a time that there were succession problems and they settled in Avaris before they took over Thebes and took control of the country. Later the Egyptians continued to dislike the idea that they were being ruled in their land by foreigners and it is at this point that King Kamose rose to challenge the Hyksos rule in Ancient Egypt. Although he was not able to take back the authority over the Hyksos, at least he was able to show the way to future of the country. This fight was taken up by his son Ahmose who was able to successfully beat the Hyksos and pushed them to the foreign land forming a new dynasty, which was now named The New Kingdom.

      The New Kingdom era in general was a period of somehow peace and success that was divided into three dynasties, 18th, 19th, and 20th. It is from this era that Egypt created one of the strongest and pharaohs in Ancient Egypt especially due to their success in conquering and controlling their neighbors. This period came to the likes of Thutmose who formed an era that was known as the Ramesside kings’ period who served a god part of the New Kingdom. As a recap, I will take you through step by step in the New Kingdom so that I can make sure that we are at par before we proceed to the Third Intermediate Period, which is more fun, but first, let's enjoy the fun of the most prosperous period of the New Kingdom.

      The 18th Dynasty was founded by a pharaoh whose name was Ahmose, who was able to take up the mantle from his father, Kamose, and was able to successfully push the Hyksos out of Egypt and brought back peace between the Upper and Lower Egypt. It is from here that a period of peace was achieved. It is worth noting that it is during this time that the word pharaoh started to be used in Ancient Egypt, before, the word used to refer to the highest ruler was just king. One of the things that Ahmose was concerned with is the consolidation of the succession politics, thus he made sure that after he had shaped Egypt to the direction he wanted, he placed his son, Amenhotep I as the heir, to avoid any form of arguments once he dies concerning his legitimacy in succession.

      Amenhotep I succeeded his father when Ancient Egypt was stable economically and politically. Upon rising to the throne, he was able to defend the country and maintain the authority that his father left, although during his reign, never led many expeditions. The main achievements of Amenhotep during his reign are defending the Egyptian borders and commenced most of the royal buildings which had stopped during the 2nd Intermediate Period. After his death he was succeeded by Thutmose I. Immediately when Thutmose I rose to the throne, Ancient Egypt was facing a rebellion from the Nubians perhaps due to the concentration by his predecessor on the building projects and thus it posed a threat to the security of Egyptians. He thus immediately made a military expedition to Nubia intending to exterminate this kind of rebellion. He won this battle and even captured the Nubian king who apart from killing him tied him on the parlor of his ship where everyone would see what happened to their king. He sailed back to the capital to run the country knowing he had fewer enemies now from that front. Upon his death, he was succeeded by his son, Thutmose II.

      Thutmose II cannot be considered as a strong king as his father was. Despite being the legal heir, he never believed in himself and his legitimacy and thus forced marriage with Hatshepsut to make sure that his authority was safe. Despite many expeditions to their neighbors, there is none that Thutmose II led. Thutmose II was a young man who had no idea how to handle things as a king and thus marrying Hatshepsut made her the regent queen, and together bore a son who was named Thutmose III. Thutmose II however died while he was still young and his son even younger, and the only available ruler was Hatshepsut. She started as a regent queen to Thutmose III but later ascended and became a full pharaoh. She was able at her time to build great buildings and placed her name as one of the most successful pharaohs in Ancient Egypt and among the few women who reigned here. During the time Hatshepsut served as a pharaoh, Thutmose III was learning about battles in a military camp where after completion, he ascended the ranks to the position of a commander answerable to Hatshepsut. Upon the death of Hatshepsut, it is when Thutmose III rose to the position of a pharaoh.

      Thutmose III was given a kingdom that was stable and rising. He immediately after rising to the throne aimed in expanding his kingdom. He majorly made use of the technology that was brought by the Hyksos to subdue his enemies and thus was able to achieve his mission of expanding his empire as much as it was possible. In his reign he was able to lead eighteen expeditions of which he won sixteen of them and drew the rest, meaning he never lost even a single one. By the time he died, he had expanded his empire as far as Libya and Syria, down to Kurgus in Buhen. He is also known for trying to erase any evidence showing that Hatshepsut ever ruled in Ancient Egypt, but he was not able to fully do so before he died and he was succeeded by his son, Amenhotep II.

      Amenhotep II is mainly known for his peace campaigns and trade that he commenced during his reign. He was again succeeded by Amenhotep III, who was as well very successful in his reign but failed to control the high priests who continually made wealth to later bring chaos in the country. Upon Amenhotep III’s death, he was succeeded by Amenhotep IV, who later changed his name to Akhenaten, in his fifth year in power. Upon his rise to power, he built his city known as Amarna and shifted the capital from Thebes to there, and thus the period he ruled and after took the name Amarna period. He

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