Ancient Egypt: Who am I?

1. Ancient Egypt: Who am I? Who am I?

2. 1.) Who am I? • Some credit me with uniting Upper and Lower Egypt. • I was the king of Upper Egypt around 3100 B.C.

3. 2.) Who am I? • I was somehow omitted from your textbook. • I ruled Egypt around 2600 B.C. • The Great Pyramid at Giza is my legacy.

4. 3.) Who am I? • I donned a beard around Memphis. • I would have been a fan of Mulan. • I was the first woman pharaoh of Egypt.

5. 4.) Who am I? • I wrote an ancient book on the role of a vizier. • I was the most well-known one in history.

6. 5.) Who am I? • I took pride in my children. • I defeated the Hittites at Kadesh (sort of). • I ruled for 66 years. • I enslaved many Hebrews who then revolted and fled. • I died at the age of 85.

7. 6.) Who am I? • I married my half-sister. • I reigned from ages 9-19. • I allowed polytheism to regain power in Egypt. • I cursed my tomb.  • I was murdered, died of gangrene, who knows?

8. 7.) Who am I? • We may have had a hand in the death of King Tutankhamun. • We were military viziers while King Tut was young.

9. 8.) Who am I? • I persecuted the polytheists of my kingdom. • I forced everyone to worship one god Aton. • My son was King Tut.

10. 9.) Who am I? • According to biblical traditions I was the adopted son of Seti I • I helped lead the Hebrews out of Egypt in what became known as the Exodus.

11. 10.) Who am I? • I discovered King Tut’s tomb in 1922. • I lived to be 66 years old. • I never bought into the idea of some “curse.”

12. 11.) Who am I? • I was a wealthy Englishmen. • I funded the King Tut excavation. • I died after an insect bite got infected, which bares the same mark King Tut had on his cheek.

13. 12.) Who am I? • I was famous for my beauty. • I was married to Akhenaton.