What is the name of the empire centered around the Nile River that rose to prominence around the year 1570 BC?

The Egyptian Empire, otherwise known as the New Kingdom Period of Egyptian history, began around the year 1570 BC when the Theban king Ahmose I defeated the Hyksos and the Nubians and unified the lands around modern-day Egypt and Sudan. The Egyptian Empire ended with the death of Ramesses XI, around 1070 BC.

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