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, …
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…of military and administrative government, architectural advances and Empirical expansion led to the development of the "warrior pharaoh" image, an influx of great wealth, cultural and foreign progress and a dynasty of prevalent peace and prosperity. The impact and effects of the expansion however, were most advantageous during the reigns of Thutmose III and Amenhotep II, each of whom brought about changes throughout their reign, which ultimately led to the expansion of the Egyptian empire.