hi ATAR Notes, I have an essay on the Role of the Army in New Kingdom Egypt to the Death of Thutmose IV and i have no idea how to structure it!!! if anyone could please give me some advice as to some topics i should be discussing i would be extremely grateful
Hi leighshapiro! Unfortunately I didn't study this topic exactly
However in my study of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty we often came across pretty much the exact same question
Over the year I wrote two essays to this very question (obviously in relation to the Julio-Claudians) and both times I used a different structure.
The first time I wrote this essay, I structured my response around the role of the army under the different emperors, so a paragraph on the army under Tiberius, under Gaius, under Claudius and then under Nero, stressing the role of continuity and change. The second time I changed up my structure a bit, and instead looked at it thematically, having a paragraph on each "role" - eg. expansion of the Empire, Consolidation and defence of the Empire, power within the state etc. I'd then link two Emperors to each theme, discussing how they demonstrated (again) continuity and change throughout the period. I received a higher mark for the second essay - so this is the structure that I would recommend (however if you are really stuck, the first structure is still fine). Perhaps the themes I mentioned would work for your topic as well? Where there any significant wars that the army fought during the time that you think are worth a mention?
Sorry I couldn't be of more help content wise, hopefully another New Kingdom Egypt student will find this thread, and be able to help you out too - but I hope you find this useful nonetheless!
Susie