The next chapter is about the final kingdom of Ancient Egypt and it’s called the New Kingdom. The New Kingdom lasted from 1550-712 BC, and also may be known as The Egyptian Empire. The New Kingdom holds three dynasties, they are the 18th, 19th, and 12th, Dynasties. The New Kingdom had some of the most popular rulers of Ancient Egyptian history such as Ramses II, Thutmose III, Hatshepsut, Tutankhamun and Akhentaten. The story of The New Kingdom begins with a 10-year-old boy named Ahmose I. Ahmose was the ruler of Lower Egypt and became an excellent leader. Ahmose manage to overthrow the Hyksos in Upper Egypt that previously took over Upper Egypt. All because of Ahmose I, The New Kingdom became prosperous again. The pharos of The New Kingdom was able to extend the empire by conquering Kush and Nubia towards the south and Israel, Lebanon, and Syria towards the east. Taking over Nubia increased Egypt’s wealth due to the gold mines to trades goods to other nations. With the wealth Egypt gained, the pharaohs-built temples to show appreciation to their Gods and also temples to honor themselves. Plenty of new architecture and art were made, but the most famous construction was the tomb of  Pharaoh Tutankhamun. “It was filled with treasure, art, and King Tut's mummy.” His tomb is located in “The Valley of Kings, this is where all the pharaohs of The New Kingdom were buried” after they lead the land. Like any other empire that once existed there has to come a fall. The Fall of The New Kingdom arose under the authority of Ramesses III. Egypt became weaker after invasions by groups of people from Libya. When Ramesses III died, his son “Ramesses XI was the last pharaoh of The New Kingdom. After he led Egypt The Third Intermediate Period begun. During The Third Intermediate Period Egypt was officially divided by multiple foreigners, and the Assyrians took over majority of Egypt’s territory.