Egyptian Empire

Egyptian Empire

Ancient Egyptian adventurers and travelers reached as far as Australia, as West as Scotland and as South Africa.

New Kingdom pharaohs established a period of unprecedented prosperity by securing their borders and strengthening diplomatic ties with their neighbors, including the Mitanni Empire, Assyria, and Canaan. Military campaigns waged under Tuthmosis I and his grandson Tuthmosis III extended the influence of the pharaohs to the largest empire Egypt had ever seen.

Between their reigns, Queen Hatshepsut generally promoted peace and restored trade routes lost during the Hyksos occupation, as well as expanding to new regions. When Tuthmosis III died in 1425 BC, Egypt had an empire extending from Niya in north-west Syria to the fourth waterfall of the Nile in Nubia, cementing loyalties and opening access to critical imports such as bronze and wood.

Knowledge, Arts & Sciences

Knowledge, Arts & Sciences

Political Stability, Social Tranquility, and Economic Prosperity were the sweet fruits of the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt and also helped Egyptians to lead human civilizations. All this enabled ancient Egyptians to mastered sciences including Medicine, Geometry, Astronomy & Arts.

The medicine of the ancient Egyptians is the oldest documented. From the beginning of the civilization in fourth Millennium BC; Egyptian medical practices went largely unchanged and were highly advanced for all times, including simple non-invasive surgery, the setting of bones and an extensive set of pharmacopeia. Egyptian medical thought influenced later traditions, including the Greeks.

Egyptian art is famous for its distinctive figure convention, used for the main figures in both relief and painting, this appears as early as the Narmer Palette from the first dynasty. Other conventions make statues of males darker than female ones. Very conventionalized portrait statues appear from as early as Dynasty II, 5000 years ago, and with the exception of the art of the Amarna period of Ahkenaten.