The New Kingdom

     The article "The New Kingdom Begins in Egypt" is about the beginning of The New Kingdom (1557 BCE-1085 BCE), in which Pharoahs had garnered a lot of wealth from military conquests and used that wealth to build more temples and statues.  Thutmosis I began construction on Karnak shortly before the beginning of this era (about 1500 BCE). While there is evidence that the area was an important religious site before the beginning of the New Kingdom, Pharoahs that followed Thutmosis I continued to expand it, including such rulers as Hatshepsut and Amenhotep III. 

     The article "Temple Plan: New Kingdom" is about the planning and construction of the temples at Karnak. According to the article, while most temples weren't necessarily exactly the same, there were still some similarities. "Temples were important in the social, economic, and political structure of ancient Egypt" (Bleiberg). They also became important religious structures as well. 

     John Romer, in his book A History of Ancient Egypt: From the Great Pyramid to the Fall of the Middle Kingdom, writes that a small shrine had been discovered on the banks of the Nile River and that it was "the beginning of the vast gathering of temples known today as Karnak" (Romer 327). 

Citations:

"Karnak." The Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained, edited by Brad Steiger and Sherry Hanson Steiger, vol. 2, Gale, 2003, pp. 245-247. Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3406300202/GVRL?u=mnanorman&sid=GVRL&xid=b4c1e793. Accessed 1 May 2019. VOYANT https://voyant-tools.org/?corpus=f265ec88dcd51ebecc04c3750f67b8d4

"The New Kingdom Begins in Egypt." Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History, edited by Jennifer Stock, vol. 1: Africa, Gale, 2014, pp. 18-22. Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3728000017/GVRL?u=mnanorman&sid=GVRL&xid=5ff2814e. Accessed 30 Apr. 2019.

Romer, John. A History of Ancient Egypt. Vol. 2. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2013.

"Temple Plan: New Kingdom." World Eras, edited by Edward I. Bleiberg, vol. 5: Ancient Egypt, 2615 - 332 B.C.E. Gale, 2002, pp. 53-55. Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3035000037/GVRL?u=mnanorman&sid=GVRL&xid=62e31533. Accessed 1 May 2019.