The New Kingdom period began with the re-unification of Egpyt, and the expulsion of the Hyksos. Established by Ahmose, the 18th Dynasty New Kingdom period represented the "watershed of Egyptian history." The 18th Dynasty was typified as a time of great power, wealth and influence, demonstrated through augmented foreign trade and economy, extensive expansion of land, ascendancy of Amun and religion, and the establishment of the "warrior pharaoh" image. Although Ahmose who founded the empire, it was essentially Thutmose III, the "Napoleon of the New Kingdom" , who was able to both physicall…
