pharaohs

• Pharaoh


  Ruler of ancient Egypt, given titles "High Priest of Every Temple" and "Lord of the Two Lands"
• First dynasties emerged in Egypt with the amalgamation of Lower and Upper Egypt


  3000 BCE
• Pharaohs


  • Considered gods on earth
  • Believed to become the god of dead, Osiris, after their demise
  • Duty to establish great monuments and temples in giving respect to deities and celebrating their success
• Tutankhamun


  • Famous Egyptian Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty during the New Kingdom era
  • Meaning of his name is "living image of [the god] Amun"
• Tutankhamun's tomb was unearthed by Howard Carter in 1922 CE and was almost intact
• Tutankhamun was considered an insubordinate leader whose time of rule had hardly any influence, but more evidence later showed he restored peace and order in a land where chaos was rife
• Tutankhamun


  • Would have contributed greatly to Egypt's history if not for his untimely death
  • Receives flowers from Ankhesenamun in an image on the lid of a box found in his tomb
• Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten)


  Father of Tutankhamun
• Nefertiti


  Stepmother of Tutankhamun, wife of Amenhotep IV
• Lady Kiya


  Mother of Tutankhamun, one of the lesser wives of Amenhotep
• Ankhesenpaaten, Akhenaten and Nefertiti's fourth daughter, was engaged to Tutankhamun during his childhood years
• Ankhesenpaaten was Tutankhamun's half-sister and was thought to be older than him, as she was previously wedded to her father
• Tutankhamun ascended to the throne at the age of 8 or 9 in 1338 or 1336 BC, after the death of his father
• There was a temporary Pharaoh called Smenkhkare between Amenhotep's death and Tutankhamun's ascension to the throne
• During his reign from 1332–1323 BC, Tutankhamun restored balance and made several changes to the chaos Akhenaten had put the nation into
• Pharaoh


  Ruler of ancient Egypt, given titles "High Priest of Every Temple" and "Lord of the Two Lands"
• First dynasties emerged in Egypt with the amalgamation of Lower and Upper Egypt


  3000 BCE
• Pharaohs


  • Considered gods on earth
  • Believed to become the god of dead, Osiris, after their demise
  • Duty to establish great monuments and temples in giving respect to deities and celebrating their success
• Tutankhamun


  • Famous Egyptian Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty during the New Kingdom era
  • Meaning of his name is "living image of [the god] Amun"
• Tutankhamun's tomb was unearthed by Howard Carter in 1922 CE and was almost intact
• Tutankhamun was considered an insubordinate leader whose time of rule had hardly any influence, but more evidence later showed he restored peace and order in a land where chaos was rife
• Tutankhamun


  • Would have contributed greatly to Egypt's history if not for his untimely death
  • Receives flowers from Ankhesenamun in an image on the lid of a box found in his tomb
• Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten)


  Father of Tutankhamun
• Nefertiti


  Stepmother of Tutankhamun, wife of Amenhotep IV
• Pharaoh


  Ruler of ancient Egypt, given titles "High Priest of Every Temple" and "Lord of the Two Lands"
• First dynasties emerged in Egypt with the amalgamation of Lower and Upper Egypt


  3000 BCE
• Pharaohs

  • Considered gods on earth
  • Believed to become the god of dead, Osiris, after their demise
  • Duty to establish great monuments and temples in giving respect to deities and celebrating their success
• Tutankhamun


  • Famous Egyptian Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty during the New Kingdom era
  • Meaning of his name is "living image of [the god] Amun"
• Tutankhamun's tomb was unearthed by Howard Carter in 1922 CE and was almost intact
• Tutankhamun was considered an insubordinate leader whose time of rule had hardly any influence, but more evidence later showed he restored peace and order in a land where chaos was rife
• Tutankhamun


  • Would have contributed greatly to Egypt's history if not for his untimely death
  • Receives flowers from Ankhesenamun in an image on the lid of a box found in his tomb
• Cleopatra VII Philopator


  Also called Cleopatra, born in 69 BCE, ruled together with Ptolemy XII Auletes, her father
• Cleopatra's ascension to the throne

  1. At age 18, after her father died

  2. Ptolemy XIII, her 12-year old brother, was wedded to her

  3. She dropped her brother's name from official documentation and reigned alone
• Cleopatra VII Philopator


  Also called Cleopatra, born in 69 BCE, ruled together with Ptolemy XII Auletes, her father
• Cleopatra's ascension to the throne

  1. At age 18, after her father died

  2. Ptolemy XIII, her 12-year old brother, was wedded to her

  3. She dropped her brother's name from official documentation and reigned alone
• Cleopatra VII Philopator


  Also called Cleopatra, born in 69 BCE, ruled together with Ptolemy XII Auletes, her father
• Cleopatra's ascension to the throne

  1. At age 18, after her father died

  2. Ptolemy XIII, her 12-year old brother, was wedded to her

  3. She dropped her brother's name from official documentation and reigned alone
• Cleopatra


  • Had great command over the Egyptian language
  • Was articulate in Greek (her native language)
  • Was skilled in other languages
  • Needed no help from translators to communicate with diplomats
• Historian Plutarch writes: "It was a pleasure merely to hear the sound of her voice, with which, like an instrument of many strings, she could pass from one language to another; so that there were few of the barbarian nations that she answered by an interpreter."
• Cleopatra's prompt action in decision making without her counselors

  Created disgruntlement amongst some prominent officials