Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs

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Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs
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Introduction

• Pharaohs - ancient Egyptians rulers they
  believed they were gods
• Old Kingdom - 2700 B.C.E 2200 B.C.E
• Strong central government during this time age
  of pyramids
• Middle Kingdom - about 2000 B.C.E. 1800 B.C.E.
• Period of Reunification
• New Kingdom about 1600 B.C.E. 1100 B.C.E.
• Egypts Golden Age increased trade during this
  time of peace and stability

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Pyramids

• Built as tombs for pharaohs
• Pharaohs were believed to be gods
• Egyptians also believed in life after death
• The pyramids were built to honor the pharaohs
  forever
• Great Pyramid at Giza is one of the greatest

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Khufu

• Ruled from 2551 to 2528 B.C.E
• Khufu established the pharaoh as central
  authority
• Had a large network of government officials
• Declared himself a god
• Built the Great Pyramid of Giza

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Great Pyramid of Giza

• A center of huge complex
• More than 2 million stone blocks
• Took 20 years to complete
• No one is exactly sure how they built it

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The Sphinx by the Great Pyramid

• Head of a man
• Body of a lion

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Senusret I

• Ruled from 1971 to 1926 B.C.E.
• Patron of the Arts
• Craftspeople thrived under his rule
• The Story of Sinuhe written during his rule
• Greatest accomplishment was religious architecture

Senusret shown clutching ankh which is an
Egyptian symbol for eternal life
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White Chapel

• Chapel is a small temple at Karnak
• Made of alabaster a hard white stone
• Beautiful artwork decorated the chapels pillar
• The white chapel was taken apart by another
  pharaoh but was later rebuilt by archeologists

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Stone carvings of Senusret I
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Menes

• Ruled sometime between 3100 to 2850 B.C.E
• Founded the city of Crocodilopulus
• Credited with uniting Upper and Lower Egypt
• Unification is the joining of two parts into one

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Unification of Egypt

• Red Crown of Lower Egypt

• White Crown of Upper Egypt

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The Red and White Crownwere joined together to
symbolize the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
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What the new crown looked like
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Hatshepsut

• Ruled from 1473 1458 B.C.E
• Egypts first female pharaoh
• Greatest accomplishment was gaining power
• Sometimes wore male clothing and a fake beard
• promoted trade with other countries
• Biggest trade expedition was to Punt
• Traded jewelry, bronze weapons, papyrus
• Over 200 men made the journey

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Other images of Hatshepsut
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HatshepsutsTemple at Dayr al-Bahri

• Built into a cliff above the Nile River
• At the entrance were two tall thin monuments
  called obelisks
• Entrance also had 200 sphinxes

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Obelisk at temple
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Ramses II

• Ruled from 1290 to 1224 B.C.E
• Reigned more than 60 years as Ramses the Great
• One of the most famous
• Over 100 wives and children
• Fearless soldier he was made a captain at 10
  years old

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The Temple at Abu Simbal
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Ramses depicted as a warrior
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Stone figure of Ramses the Great
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King Tutankhaman

• Ruled from 1341 to 1323 B.C.E.
• 9 years old when he became pharaoh
• 19 years old when he died
• Tomb was discovered in 1922 in the Valley of the
  Kings
• It was the greatest discovery of all times

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The treasures of King Tuts Tomb
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