PHARAOHS

GENERAL INFORMATION

• The pharaoh was the high priest of all temples, the head of law and administration.
• Egyptians believed that pharaohs were half gods and half human.
• Pharaoh meant "Great House"
• Priests and pharaohs were only allowed in temples.
• Pharaohs were placed in tombs with many goods once they were mummified,then they went to the afterlife.

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Egyptians believed that the pharaohs sprit lived eternity.
• Egyptians did not call their ruler a pharaoh until 1554, during their 18th dynasty.

PHARAOHS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT

• Rameses III
• King Tut
• Ramses II
• Khufu
• Khafre

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• Cleopatra V II
• Hatshepsut
• Thutmose III
• Akhenaten

RAMSES III

• Was the last major ruler of Egypt.
• He had 2 wives and several minor wives.
• One of his minor wives was the cause of his destruction.
• She plotted her army to murder him.
• She wanted her son to be the ruler.

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• Centuries after Ramses died, foreigners ruled Egypt.

CLEOPATRA VII

• Was smart, pretty, and very ambition.
• She was 17 when her father died.
• Her and her brother ruled Egypt.
• She fell in love with Julius Caeser.
• She died on August 12, 30 BC.

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• Her full name is Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator.
• She had 4 children.
• Cleopatra is one of the most famous female rulers in history.
• Her family ruled Egypt for more than 100 years before she was born.
• She died on August 12, 30 BC.

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• She had 4 Children.
• Cleopatra VII is one of the most famous female rulers in history.
• Her family ruled Egypt for more than 100 years before she was born.
• Cleopatra VII was the last ruler of the Macedonian dynasty.
• Her full name is Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator.

CLEOPATRA VII

• Cleopatra was the last ruler of the Macedonian dynasty.
• Cleopatra's father was King Ptolemy XXI.
• In 51 BC., Ptolemy XXI died, leaving the throne to 18 year old Cleopatra and her brother, the 10 year old Ptolemy XIII.

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• Cleopatra's father was King Ptolemy XII.
• In 51 BC., Ptolemy XII died, leaving the throne to 18 year old Cleopatra and her brother, the 10 year old Ptolemy XII

KING TUT

• One of the best known pharaohs of ancient Egypt.
• His original name is Tutankhaten.
• He died at the age 18 in Egypt.
• His name means "The Liking Image Of Aten".
• He married his half sister and the daughter of Ikhanaton and Nefertiti.

KING TUT

• His discovery of his tomb was in 1922.
• King Tut's tomb was in The Valley Of The Kings.
• Seventy Days after his death, Tuts body was laid to rest and the tomb was sealed.
• The most fascinating item found was the stone, sarcophagus containing 3 coffins, when the 3rd coffin was raised, King Tut's royal mummy was revealed.
• His body was preserved more than 3,000 years!

RAMSES II

• He became a pharaoh at the age of 24.
• He had a large amount of kids, up to 44-56 sons and 40-44 daughters.
• Ramses II was the third king of the 19th dynasty.
• His parents were Seti I and Queen Tuya.
• There are more statues of him than of any other Egyptian Pharaoh.

KHUFU

• Was the 2nd King of the 4th dynasty.
• Khufu had 4 wives and 15 children and possibly 2 more.
• He died in 5566 BC.
• Khufu has 2 monuments dedicated in his honor.
• Those monuments are , Great Pyramid Of Giza, and Khufu Ship.

KHAFRA

• King Khafra is the son of Khufu.
• He married Khameremebty II, Persenet, and Hekenuhedjet.
• King Khafra had 7 kids.
• He has 1 monument, The Pyramid Of Khafra.
• He was an Ancient Egyptian King of the 4th dynasty.

HATSHEPSUT

• Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty.
• Her husband was Thutmose II.
• She had one child, Nerferure.
• She had 3 monuments,Temple Of Karnack, Deirel-Bahri, and Speos Artemidos.
• She was the most famous pharaoh that was a woman.

THUTMOSE III

• Had 6 wives and 10 children, including Neferitiry.
• His monument is Cleopatra's Needles.
• He was the 6th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty.
• He died in Egypt c. 1426 BC.

AKHENATEN

• Was one of the 1st pharaohs who tried to make Egypt a monotheistic religion.
• He married Nerfertiti, and 4 other wives.
• He had Tutankhamun, and 8 other kids.
• Akhenaten was a pharaoh of the 18th dynasty.
• He had 3 monuments.