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| c. 1540 BC |
| | | The New Kingdom begins in Egypt, bringing the most spectacular of all the dynasties | |
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| c. 1540 BC |
| | | The god Osiris, in his tall white headdress, represents in Egyptian tombs the idea of resurrection in the next world | |
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| c. 1520 BC |
| | | Thutmose I extends Egyptian control as far up the Nile as Abu Hamad | |
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| c. 1500 BC |
| | | A copper trumpet is in use in Egypt, forerunner of the brass instruments of the orchestra | |
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| c. 1500 BC |
| | | The Jews adopt a long-established Egyptian ritual - the circumcision of boys | |
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| c. 1500 BC |
| | | The temples of Karnak and Luxor, in ancient Thebes, introduce the massive stone architecture of column and lintel | |
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| c. 1500 BC |
| | | The gods Amen and Re are merged at Thebes as Amen-Re, the most important deity in the Egyptian pantheon | |
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| c. 1490 BC |
| | | Hatshepsut takes power in Egypt, and is unusual in being a female pharaoh | |
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| c. 1450 BC |
| | | Rich Egyptian households have the latest luxury items, small bottles of coloured glass to hold cosmetics | |
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| c. 1400 BC |
| | | The clepsydra, or water clock, is developed in Egypt | |
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