Ancient Egypt

Egyptian Politics and Economy

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• Their freedom score is 52.9
• Egypt is ranked 13 out of 15 countries.

Ancient Egyptian Achievements

• Invented Calender
• Developed papyrus
• Made the pyramids and the Sphinx

Ancient Egyptian Culture

Animals

Monuments

Egyptian Religion Beliefs

Goddess

Geography

Pharaohs

Women Pharaohs

Nerfertiti

Cleopatra

Hapshepsut

Nefertiti

• Created her own makeup using plant juices.
• Ruler of the 18th Dynasty.
• People worshiped her in the place of a goddess.
• She was married at the age of 15
• She performed religious duties.

Nerfertiti

• She had 6 daughters.
• Her name means a "Beautiful Women has come."
• She was King Tut's stepmom.
• She is known for her elegant beauty.
• She could have been a royal blood.

Nerfertiti

• A bust of Nefertiti is one of the most iconic symbols of Egypt
• Nefertiti took part in making Amon-Re the dominate god.
• Her mummy has not been found.
• Her husband was Akhenaten.
• She and her husband ruled for about 12 years.

Cleopatra

• She was the last ruler of the Macedonian Dynasty
• She was also the last ruler of Egpyt.
• Her father was Ptolemy XII
• She was actually Cleopatra VII
• She a writer and she wrote a book called Cosmetics.

Cleopatra

• She murdered 2 of her siblings
• She died of suicide.
• She had 4 children.
• Only one of her kids lived to adulthood.
• She successfully expanded her kingdom.

Cleopatra

• She married Mark Antony, Ptolemy XIII, Ptolemy XIV
• Her full name was Cleopatra VII Philopater.
• She bathed in milk to preserve her skin.
• She ruled ancient Egypt for almost 3 decades.
• After Mark Antony committed suicide, she did too.

Hapshepsut

• First female pharaoh of Kemet.
• Her name means "Foremost of Noble Women"
• Only child born to King Thutmose 1
• She had a daughter named Neferure.
• She dressed as a King, even wearing a false beard.

The H-Lady

• She built two obelisks
• She built the temple Djeser-djesura
• Died in early February of 1458 B.C. of unknown causes
• Her successor Thutmose III became the greatest pharaoh of all.
• She was the fifth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty.

More about the H-Lady

• She proclaimed herself Pharaoh
• Probably in mid-40s when she died
• 22 years of rule
• She was older than her sister
• She claimed to be the daughter of the god Amun

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