NMC101H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Mentuhotep Ii, Amenhotep I, Mursili I
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Intern ally: dyna s t y 18 has sup p or t of local pot e n t a t e s: cf. Extern ally: intern a tio n ally political situ a tio n favour a bl e : new empire hittities (hattu s hili i and mursili i) mov e from anatolia into. Syria was linked with hyksos: conqu e r aleppo/nort h e r n syria, hyksos cann o t deploy all res o urc e s. Administr a tio n bas e d on 12 th dynasty: more tightly centralized than hyksos. Inherit a bility of offices back but no mor e nom a r c h s : excep tion nubia. Vizier"s office is re- institut e d ( hyksos had tre a s u r e r in its plac e) He and centr al ad minis tr a tio n resid e at theb e s now also religious capit al.