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Queen Hatshepsut and King Ramses. Queen Hatshepsut. Ruled from 1503-1482 B.C. Married to Thutmose II After her husband died, Hatshepsut dressed like a man and ruled as a pharaoh. She became the first female pharaoh in Egyptian history. . Hatshepsut’s Accomplishments.
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Queen Hatshepsut • Ruled from 1503-1482 B.C. • Married to Thutmose II • After her husband died, Hatshepsut dressed like a man and ruled as a pharaoh. • She became the first female pharaoh in Egyptian history.
Hatshepsut’s Accomplishments • Queen Hatshepsut was a ruler who worked hard to increase Egyptian trade through trade routes. • To increase trade, she sent Egyptian traders: • South, to trade with the kingdom of Punt, located around the Red Sea • North, to trade with people in Asia Minor and Greece
Results of Hatshepsut’s Accomplishments • As a result: • trade expanded • Increase of wealth in the economy • She used the money that was gained from trade to support the arts as well as architecture.
Honoring Queen Hatshepsut • A temple near Thebes was built to honor Queen Hatshepsut for the many great temples and monuments that were built during her reign.
Queen Hatshepsut’s Death • Queen Hatshepsut died after ruling for 15 years. • After her death, Queen Hatshepsut’s bitter step-son, Tuthmosis III, took the throne and vandalized Hatshepsut’s monuments.
King Ramses II • Another ruler who worked to expand Egypt was King Ramses II, also known as Ramses the Great. • King Ramses started ruling at age 10 as an army commander. • He was a ruler for a total of 67 years.
King Ramses’ Accomplishments • Like Queen Hatshepsut, he also expanded Egypt. • However, he accomplished this by going to war and conquering lands.
King Ramses’ Accomplishments cont. • Although King Ramses is known for being one of Egypt’s greatest warriors, he was also known as a peace-maker, by being the first king in history to ever sign a peace treaty with his enemies, the Hittites.
King Ramses’ Accomplishments cont. • Also similar to Queen Hatshepsut, many monuments were built during his reign (more than during the reign of any other pharaoh).
King Ramses’ Death • King Ramses died in the early 1200’s BC. • His mummy is known to be one of the best preserved.