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Hatshepsut starts a program of aggressive trade with the outside world. She commissions her architect, Senenmut, to build an impressive funerary temple on the side of a mountain. After her death...

Thutmoses III conquered much of the near east up to the Euphrates river. Egypt was now a great economic and military power and wealth accumulated among a new class of Egyptian - the middle class...

Dr. David Neiman describes the Amarna age in Egyptian history as a revolution in which ideas and attitudes manifested themselves through art. The Pharaohs were no longer depicted as flawless demigods...

In this installment on his ancient Egyptian lecture series, Dr. Neiman describes all the key pharaohs and developments between the pharaohs Amenhotep and Akhenaten.

After defeating the Hyksos in 1500 B.C.E., under the reign of Thutmose II, the Egyptian elite faced a crisis. Several factions developed with differing opinions over how Egypt should conduct itself now that they...

Two political factions fight for control of Egypt. One faction is led by Hatshepsut who has gained political control of Egypt after the death of her husband Thutmose II. She is head of the regency and is to lead...

In 1550 B.C.E., a group of Egyptian Theban Princes mounted a successful rebellion against the Hyksos. Now armed with the new latest technology in weapons, the Theban Princes chased out the Hyksos and established...

The Hyksos are mentioned in the Bible but are referred to as "Amorites". The Amorite Empire flourished across the entire middle east from 1800 B.C.E. until 1550 B.C.E. Dr. Neiman explains the difference between...

Dr. Neiman explains that the Hyksos were able to conquer Egypt because of their superior technology. Their advanced weapons included the two-wheeled war chariot and the laminated bow.

The ancient Egyptians developed a particular style of artistic representation that endured for a thousand years. Statues were a large part of the Egyptian tradition, and many remain. Dr. David Neiman discusses the...