CLA 3160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Cataracts Of The Nile, Polytheism, Tutankhamun
5 Nov 2016
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During the new kingdom, egypt had to compete with other expanding nations in the. Near east, especially in the hittites in turkey and the mitanni in n. syria. With time, egypt conquered a very large territory stretching from the fourth cataract in. The small states in syria and palestine became part of the egyptian empire but their administration was left to royal local rulers. Nubia was treated as a colony and was administered by an egyptian viceroy. Egyptian garrisons were stationed in all subject lands. Thebes became the capital of the new kingdom. A new royal cemetery of rock-cut tombs was established across from thebes of the. Nile"s west bank, in the valley of the kings . Hatshepsut: the architecture of her temple marked a new beginning in the architecture seen during the new kingdom. She stands out for being the first person in the history of egypt that was associated with a commercial and scientific expedition.
