New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt: A Captivating Guide to the Egyptian Empire and the Pharaohs Who Ruled (Ancient Egyptian History) Paperback – August 14, 2021

I like to read more about Egypt. I think is a fascinating place with a lot of history. I like that it had a small description of The different Ramsey and other Pharos. It was an easy read with lots of information. ‘ It is believed that Ramses VIII was yet another son of Ramses III, but the connection of the last three kings of the New Kingdom with their predecessors cannot be confirmed.“ You read how politics always play a role in all decisions not much have change in the world.

This is the modern-day Cliff's Notes. It is paperback (slick cover), fairly large type, 69 pages. "Just the facts, ma'am. Just the facts." No footnotes anywhere. The bibliography is not called that. There is a "References" list of 9 titles on page 72. The titles are legitimate enough as sources-- including Breasted (1906) and Rawlinson -- for whom they give "n.d." but would be 19th century. These sources are likely all longer than 69 pages. Pages 73 and 74 are blank as are the following four pages --- room for notes. A few black-and-white images of ancient artwork interspersed throughout the book. Seems to be a relatively good summation of the subject.

This book starts at the second intermediate period and takes you through to the end of twentieth dynasty. This was the golden age of Egypt for during this period Egypt grew to its greatest extent from Syria in North to all of the Nubian Empire in the South. Also it was during this period that the greatest pyramids were built and the arts reached their highest level. In northeastern Africa their military was unequaled.The Hittite military challenged in the Levant and was able to take territory from Egypt because of their superior weapons and military strategies. When the Hittite Empire sued for peace Egypt refused even though they were losing. This war weakened Egypt and made them vulnerable to attack from Lybian nomads and the sea people. They lost their territory in the Levant and in Nubia.If you are interested in such rulers as Ramses and King Tut and others this book will give you great insight into how rulers came to power and how they ruled. I wish this book had been available when I was teaching world history. I highly recommend this book.

I once described Egyptian history as a deep history because it goes so far back in time and is recorded so well that it is not a simple study. Captivating History presents this publication which tells us of a period of Egyptian History governed by most of the famous pharaohs that we knowThe female pharaoh Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, who abandoned the religion he was raised in, Tutankhamun I and Ramses, who is believed to be the pharaoh during Moses' exodus. This period also included Nefertiti, Thutmose III, and Merneptah.During this period, Egypt stood at its imperial height but ended with the throne divided between Upper and Lower dynasties.It is one thing to read a history and be given dry facts. Captivating History provides background which shares the personalities, the decisions that were made and what influenced key individuals to follow the directions thatThe publication is short and can be read in about an hour.

The details of this period of the history of Egypt is revealing of that period of history. The passage of the history and the details is very interesting to anyone who follows the tracting of facts and attempts to keep them straight. One begins to want to know more and be able to evaluate the accuracy. The value of a method to communicate to the next period that can do the same is significant and speaks to the value of intelligent and hard working members to each population.Reading this makes me wanting to find the next one. The Americas come to mind, how valuable would a history of native Americans be to those of us who are interested in that history!

This book is a great introduction to the history of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. Following the genealogy of the Pharaohs was a challenge since most of the family relationships were based on theory due to lack of written historical record (i.e., a royal may or may not have been a mother/father or daughter/son or sister/brother, etc.).After reading this book, I did some research on the Battle of Kadesh of 1274 B.C. It is one of the decisive battles in ancient history, (it permanently ended the multi-generational wars between the Egyptians & the Hittites) & the use of chariots by both armies. The chariots were adopted from the mysterious Sea People who made their appearance in Egyptian history during the second intermediate period. The Sea People are mentioned in the book “The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt” which is also a short but information packed read in this series.

This latest volume in Egyptology relates the rise and fall of pharaohs and geo-political boundaries of Ancient Egypt. This period s problematic for both archæologists and historians alike. This is due to gaps in the historical record, caused by a lack of first-person accounts and documents from that period. There was also the curious habit of pharaohs who erased the records of their predecessors. Calling Zahi Hawass -- there are graves, monuments and historical records still waiting to be discovered. Some of the names in this period sound familiar, like Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamun and others not easily recognizable, such as Ahmose I. Read this book to understand what went on in this turbulent time in Egypt's history and wade through the unfamiliar names and geographical markers presented in this volume. The illustrations and maps help in understanding the topsy-turvy history of this period.

it was a good book with a lot of information