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East And West Lower Egypt
965 wordsQueen Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmose I and Aahmes, was one of the few female pharaohs of Egypt. There were other female pharaohs prior to her, and female pharaohs after her, although Queen Hatshepsut was special in many aspects. Hatshepsut's full name is composed of four parts. The first is "she who is rich, powerful through her ka's, her doubles. " (Edwards) The second, next, indicates pharaoh's authority over both east and west. (Edwards) The third, Horus, means "the divine one in her rising...
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Pyramid Temple Dead Kings Egyptian
499 wordsHistorians divide Egyptian history into thirty one dynasties, regrouped into four periods of political centralization: pre- and early dynastic Egypt (3150 - 2770 BC), the Old Kingdom (2270 - 2200 BC), the Middle Kingdom (2050 - 1786 BC), and the New Kingdom (1560 - 1087 BC). The time gap between kingdoms was periods of disruption and political confusion. Women of ancient Egypt were more independent and involved in public life than those of Mesopotamia. Egyptian women owned property, conducted th...
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Dedicated To Amun Type Of Egyptian Temple
286 wordsWhen talking about the basic type of Egyptian temple, it is all about heavy columns, walls, pylons, big courts, and the use of axis, symmetrically and made of stones or mud bricks. The plan of the Egyptian temple is rectangular, symmetrical and set on the longitudinal axis approaching through courts and halls. Each court is being bigger than each one One of the famous Egyptian temple is the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. It is built by her vizier Senenmut about 1478 - 1458 B. C. in the new kingdom ...
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Deir El Bahri Tuthmose Iii Ordered Hatshepsut
1,210 wordsQueen Hatshepsut was the first great woman in recorded history: the forerunner of such figures as Cleopatra, Catherine the Great and Elizabeth I. Her rise to power went against all the conventions of her time. She was the first wife and Queen of Thutmose II and on his death proclaimed herself Pharaoh, denying the old kings son, her nephew, his inheritance. To support her cause she claimed the God Amon-Ra spoke, saying welcome my sweet daughter, my favorite, the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Maa...
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East And West Red Sea
2,476 wordsHatshepsut was the first female ruler who ever ruled in all the history of the world. She was the most remarkable women that influenced history as a whole as well as Egypt itself. She was the first female pharaoh who ever ruled Egypt. Hatshepsut came to be by her parents Tuthmose I and Aahmes. She had two brothers who died prematurely and she was the favorite child. Unfortunately her two brothers both died. Since she was the only child left, she would become heir to the throne when her father di...
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Father Died Trade Route
1,549 wordsThousands of years ago, a great empire ruled the land of Egypt. The Pharaoh, or king, ruled the lands and the throne was passed down through generation. After the pharaoh died, his appointed son would become the new Pharaoh. Before Hatshepsut, they were always male. Tuthmosis I, her father left the throne to his son Tuthmosis II, her husband. After a couple years he died, and Hatshepsut temporarily took the throne, teaching her inexperienced nephew Tuthmosis III how to be pharaoh. Hatshepsut, th...
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