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Events

Europe

• Apogee of the Crete under the preponderance of Cnossos (fine in -1450). Maritime supremacy on Achaean Greece and Cyprus, art palatial, writing “linear B”.
• Civilization mycénienne at sea Egée (end in -1100). It maintains the commercial relations with the Barbarians to supply itself in Ambre and tin.
• Crétois and Greeks visit the Apulie, the Sicily and the islands Lipari. The vessels crétois dominate all Eastern Mediterranean, exporting luxury items in Syria and Egypt.

The Middle East

• Reign of Atta-merra-halki, king of Élam (fine in -1570).
• Reign of Ishme-Dagan II, king of Assyrie.
• Egyptian Domination in Syria and with Canaan.

Egypt

• Beginning of the New empire (fine in -1085).
• Foundation of the XVIII {{E}} dynasty (fine in -1305).
• Reign of Ahmosis (fine in -1557), which marries his/her sister Ahmosis-Nefertari.
• Tourê, viceroy of Nubie.
• Ahmosis completes the work of his/her older brother Kamosis. Year 11 of its reign, it takes Héliopolis, Silé and puts the seat in front of Avaris which is taken. The Hyksos are driven out of Egypt. Ahmosis continues them until Sharouhen, in Canaan (Such el-Ajjûl, in the south of Gaza) which is taken after three years of seat. Then, to ensure the protection of Egypt, it goes up towards north, until in Phénicie, can be until the Euphrate.
• year 15 of its reign, Ahmosis is constrained by revolts to go on the Nubie, which it subjects. It names Tourê viceroy (wire royal of Couch), and installs it with Bouhen, which strengthened, becomes the capital of Nubie. It is assisted of two governors, for the Lowone (Ouaouat) and for the Highone (Couch). Under their authority, a hierarchical administration remains copied on the Egyptian model, while leaving in place certain tribal structures, in particular in the areas lately conquered, beyond IIIe cataract.

• the Egyptian capital is transferred to Thèbes.

• After its victories, Ahmosis reorganizes the administration of Egypt. It makes maintain the channels, supports the trade, reopens the careers, and undertakes great constructions (Bouhen, Karnak, Hermonthis, Abydos, Memphis). The conscription is generalized.

Arts & cultures

• Amon, supreme god of the New Empire.
• the Asian worship of the god the moon, compared to Thoth, takes importance in Egypt.
• an important worship is returned to the Pharaon and to his wife, Ahmosis-Néfertari.
• the Book of dead the, Maherpa, the oldest enluminé book of the world.
• the New Empire sees developing a rich person hymnic literature who shows the theological scholarship of the priests of the Houses of life (institutions within the temples where the scribes program, write and recopies the texts). The solar anthems develop particularly. They express a tendency par excellence to see in the solar star the form of visible demonstration of divine, summarizing all the others. Wisdoms (or “Lesson”) take again this topic at the beginning of the New Empire.

• In Crete, frescos of the prince to the lily, Parisian, vase of the harvesters (Rhyton in Steatite found with Aghia Triada), goblet of Vaphio, etc

Sciences and technology

• Introduction of the olive-tree in Egypt.

Births

• Death