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New Kingdom pharaohs established a period of unprecedented prosperity by securing the borders and strengthening diplomatic relations with its neighbors. conducted within the military campaigns of Tuthmosis I and his grandson Tuthmosis III extended the impact of the pharaohs into Syria and Nubia, cementing loyalties and opening access to critical imports such as bronze and wood. New Kingdom pharaohs began large-scale building campaign to promote the god Amun, whose cult was becoming established in Karnak. Also made monuments to the glory of their own achievements, both real and imagined. Female pharaoh Hatshepsut used such propaganda to legitimize their claims to the throne. Her reign was marked by successful trading expedition to Punt, elegant mortuary temple, a colossal pair of obelisks and a chapel at Karnak. Despite the achievements, Hatshepsut's nephew, stepson Tuthmosis III sought to erase her legacy at the end of his reign, probably in retaliation for usurping the throne.
Four colossal statues of Ramses II, the side entrance of his temple Abu Simbel. Around 1350 BC, the stability of the New was threatened when Amenhotep IV ascended the throne and instituted a series of radical and chaotic reforms. Changing the name of Akhenaten, the previously advertised Aten the sun god as the supreme deity obscure, eliminate worship other gods, and attacked the power of priestly activity. Moving the capital to a new city Akhenaten (Amarna today), Akhenaten deaf for Foreign Affairs and absorbed in his new religion and artistic style. After his death, the cult of Aten was quickly abandoned, then the pharaohs Tutankhamun, Ay and Horemheb removed all mention of Akhenaten's heresy, now known as the Amarna period.
Around 1279 BC, Ramses II, also known as Ramses the Great, ascended the throne, and went on to build more temples and erect more statues and obelisks, and the father of the children more than any other pharaoh in history. Bold military leader, Ramesses II led his army against the Hittites at the Battle of Kadesh, and after the fight to a stalemate, finally agreed to a peace treaty first recorded around 1258 BC. the wealth of Egypt, however, in its tempting target for invasion, particularly by the Libyans and Sea Peoples. Initially the army was able to fend off these raids, but eventually lost control of Egypt in Syria and Palestine. The impact of external threats was accentuated by internal problems such as corruption, theft and grave social unrest. Priests in the Temple of Amun at Thebes gained huge tracts of land and wealth, and their growing power in the country's shattered Third Intermediate Period.
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