id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-7715 New Kingdom of Egypt - Wikipedia .html text/html 4428 591 74 The New Kingdom , also referred to as the Egyptian empire, is the period in ancient Egyptian history between the sixteenth century BC and the eleventh century BC, covering the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth dynasties of Egypt. Similarly, in response to very successful seventeenth-century BC attacks during the Second Intermediate Period by the powerful Kushites,[6] the rulers of the New Kingdom felt compelled to expand far south into Nubia and to hold wide territories in the Near East. His brief reign marked a transition period between the reign of Horemheb and the powerful pharaohs of this dynasty, in particular, his son Seti I and grandson Ramesses II, who would bring Egypt to new heights of imperial power. A Short History of New Kingdom Egypt. State Correspondence In the Ancient World: From New Kingdom Egypt to the Roman Empire. Egypt and Canaan In the New Kingdom. War In Ancient Egypt: The New Kingdom. Egypt's Golden Empire: The Age of the New Kingdom. Categories: New Kingdom of Egypt ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-7715.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-7715.txt