<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31367323</termId><termName>New Kingdom</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Refers to the last of three great periods of Egyptian civilization from about 1540 to 1075 BCE comprising the Eighteenth Dynasty through the Twentieth Dynasty. The period is characterized by a flowering of the arts including the introduction of colossal statues, a new interest in painting, a high degree of craftsmanship in both royal and private sculpture, and elegant decorative and luxury arts. Notable architectural works include chapels, rock-cut tombs, and monumental stone temples for worship of the gods attesting to the rising power of the priesthood. A brief revolutionary episode especially in representational art occurred during the reign of Akhenaten in the Amarna period when many existing conventions were reversed and more freedom of expression was allowed. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:39:05</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31367324</termId><termName>Egyptian Empire</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31367325</termId><termName>Kingdom, New</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31336166</termId><termName>Egyptian periods</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>NT</relationType><termId>31406886</termId><termName>Eighteenth Dynasty</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>NT</relationType><termId>31406890</termId><termName>Nineteenth Dynasty</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>NT</relationType><termId>31406894</termId><termName>Twentieth Dynasty</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>NT</relationType><termId>31406898</termId><termName>Ramesside period</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>