HIST 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Maathorneferure, Thutmose I, Seti I
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Invasion of the hyksos triggered the 2nd intermediate period (1664-1550 bc) Maintained power from the north, never really conquered the south. Allowed native egyptian vassals to remain in power. Ahmose i - founder of the 18th dynasty, pharaoh of upper egypt compound bow to develop a standing army. First to expel the hyksos out of egypt. Made sure to erase all indications of presence of the hyksos. Damnatio memoriae - practice of either full or partial eradication of memory. Army and military help define these characteristics: Very strong pharaohs, similar to old kingdom. After your term of service in the military, you get land. Chief wife of pharaoh was now given title god"s wife . Thutmose i - started the trend of expansion. Campaigned southward into kush and northward into the euphrates. Tried to downplay femininity in clothing legitimacy. Changed her name from feminine hatshepsut to masculine. Pharaohs were buried underground in rock chambers in new kingdom.
