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Lesson 4- The New Kingdom. 1472 B.C. Queen Hatshepsut First woman to rule as pharaoh Wore a false beard Large trading expedition to Punt Brought back rare herbs, spices, scented woods, live monkeys, and potted trees for making incense Had many obelisks made
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1472 B.C. • Queen Hatshepsut • First woman to rule as pharaoh • Wore a false beard • Large trading expedition to Punt • Brought back rare herbs, spices, scented woods, live monkeys, and potted trees for making incense • Had many obelisks made • Ruled for 15 years and then disappeared • May have died peacefully or may have been killed by her stepson Thutmose III • After her death, Thumose became pharaoh and tried to destroy all records of Hatshepsut’s reign.
1353 B.C. • Akhenaton • Lifted a sun god called Aton to the highest status • Closed the temples of other gods- promotion of one god • Made priests very angry so he moved 200 miles away to a new capital city called Akhetaton • Egyptian artwork changed • Realistic vs. perfect beauty • Wife was Nefertiti
1333 B.C. • Tutankhamen • Relative of Akhenaton • 9 years old when he took over as pharaoh • Relied on advisers to help him rule Egypt • Died when he was about 18 years old • Tomb was discovered in 1922 • King Tut Video
1279 B.C. • Ramses II • Ruled for 66 years (one of the longest in history) • Wanted to make Egypt powerful through war • Led an army into battle against the Hittites • Treaty he negotiated with the Hittites was the first known peace treaty in world history • Built a city called the House of Ramses • Was pharaoh until 1213 B.C., when he was more than 90 years old! • After treaty with Hittites, no enemy threatened Egypt while Ramses ruled
What happened next? • Egypt was never quite the same after Ramses died. • After 1070 B.C. a series of foreign powers ruled Egypt. • Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia conquered Egypt • After his death, Macedonians continued to rule Egypt • The last Macedonian ruler- famous Queen Cleopatra • Eventually the Roman Empire conquers Egypt.
Exit Slip • Queen Hatshepsut was the first _______ to rule as Pharaoh. • Select the statement that is true about Akhenaton. • A. Had many obelisks made B. Ruled for 66 years • C. Promoted worship of one god D. Pharaoh at age 9 • Write ONE fact about Tutankhamen • How long did Ramses II rule Egypt? • True or False: Cleopatra was the first Macedonian ruler of Egypt.