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Selected Famous Egyptians

Selected Famous Egyptians. King Tut. Tutankhamen “ The Boy King ” Accomplished little during his reign He is the most famous Pharaoh ever. The Valley of the Kings. The Valley of the Kings. A Royal necropolis Located on the West Bank of Thebes tombs were carved out of solid limestone .

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Selected Famous Egyptians

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  1. Selected Famous Egyptians

  2. King Tut • Tutankhamen “The Boy King” • Accomplished little during his reign • He is the most famous Pharaoh ever

  3. The Valley of the Kings

  4. The Valley of the Kings • A Royal necropolis • Located on the West Bank of Thebes • tombs were carved out of solid limestone http://www.delange.org/ValleyKings/EP16.htm

  5. Howard Carter • An Egyptologist • Discoverer of Tut’s tomb • Spent 15 yrs searching • Funded by Lord Carnarvon • "Yes, wonderful things“ • http://www.pbs.org/wnet/pharaohs/digging.html

  6. King Tut Cont’d • His reign started as an 8 year old • He died as a teenager • Death is a mystery: • Murder? • Accident from chariot? • “1968, Ronald Harrison (British scientist) took X-rays of King Tut’s skull. While doing an examination he discovered fragments of bone inside the skull possibly indicating trauma to the head.”

  7. King Tut’s Tomb • 4 total coffins • Third coffin 240 pounds of solid gold • Items include: • a chariot • works of art • http://dsc.discovery.com/anthology/unsolvedhistory/kingtut/tomb/tomb.html

  8. Ramses II • Powerful and ambitious • ruled for 67 years • He would expand Egypt’s empire and construct many temples

  9. temple at Karnak

  10. Ramses II • He was the first king in history to sign a peace treaty with his enemies, the Hittites, ending long years of wars

  11. Ramses II • Pharaoh of Egypt in Exodus (?) • Married to Nefertari, whose tomb is considered the most beautiful in Egypt

  12. Cleopatra • She co-ruled with her brother Ptolemy • Bro. & Sis fought one another for pharoahship • Roman Emperor Julius Caesar sided with Cleopatra

  13. Cleopatra • Caesar was murdered, so she charmed Marc Antony • Marc Antony later committed suicide • Hearing this, Cleopatra allowed an asp to kill her

  14. Cleopatra • Her defeat marks the end of Egyptian rule, and the beginning of Rome’s great civilization • She is known as the last pharaoh

  15. Menes • Known as the 1st Pharaoh • United Upper and Lower Egypt into one Empire • founded the city of Memphis, near present day Cairo.

  16. Menes’ Crown • By uniting, he brought together the two crowns • White-Upper • Red-Lower

  17. Nefertiti • name means "the beautiful woman has come“ • Great Royal wife of Amenhotep • she is depicted nearly twice as often in reliefs as her husband

  18. Nefertiti • Probably the stepmother to Tutankhamen • attributed to the sculptor Thutmose • 2nd most copied piece of Egyptian art

  19. Hatshepsut • considered one of the best female pharaohs • Her reign was the longest of all female pharaohs • She was not the first and not the only female pharaoh

  20. Hatshepsut • Declared herself Pharaoh when husband died • She dressed as a king, even wearing a false beard • Egyptian economy flourished, she expanded trade and built magnificent temples

  21. Hatshpesut Temple at Luxor consists mainly of three terraces linked by ramps

  22. Hatshepsut

  23. Egyptian Mythology • Osiris (oh-sigh-ris)-ruler of the underworld • Isis (eye-sis)-Wife of Osiris, found the scattered body parts • Horus- (Hawk’s head) son and avenger of Osiris • ruled justly on dad’s death

  24. Egyptian myth • Seth-enemy of Osiris, his brother. Coveted throne and cut Osiris body up tiny pieces, spreading parts over 14 locations • Anubis-protector of dead, assists to afterlife

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