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Objective: recognize the role of Pharaoh, and how the culture would allow a female Pharaoh

Objective: recognize the role of Pharaoh, and how the culture would allow a female Pharaoh . 3-4 . Schedule . Role of Pharaoh Female Pharaohs What Would you do Create a Tweet Favorites posted online . Reasons for a Pharaoh. Leader who controlled the Nile Upper and Lower Egypt

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Objective: recognize the role of Pharaoh, and how the culture would allow a female Pharaoh

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  1. Objective: recognize the role of Pharaoh, and how the culture would allow a female Pharaoh 3-4

  2. Schedule • Role of Pharaoh • Female Pharaohs • What Would you do • Create a Tweet • Favorites posted online

  3. Reasons for a Pharaoh • Leader who controlled the Nile • Upper and Lower Egypt • Strong central government • Pattern of Civilization

  4. Devine Ruling • Cult of the Pharaoh • Religion and government • Maat- creator goddess • Shemet- warrior goddess

  5. Government Division • Country divided into Noms • Noms governed by Nomarchs (governors) • Moved from location to location • No close ties

  6. Egyptian Kingdoms • Old Kingdom • Middle Kingdom • New Kingdom

  7. The Role of Pharaoh • More than priest-king • Upholder of Maat, the universal order • Watched over the courts • Chief of temples • Controlled trade expeditions • Supervised water system • Stored grain

  8. Women in Egypt Enjoyed levels of freedom unknown in the ancient world freedom to rule as pharaoh Women allowed to own property

  9. Female Pharaohs • Hatshepsut • Heiress queen • Power in default of male claimants to the throne • Know temples dedicated to the gods • Nefertiti • Coregent • Masculinization of image • Tausert • Wife of reigning king • Regent for stepson • Rule • Ptolemy, Cleopatra • Coregent with brother

  10. Why the beards • Beard connected with the gods, a divine god-king • Beards of formal occasions • Hatshepsut with a beard

  11. What Would You Do? • Your regional Governor is not obeying you.

  12. Pharaoh’s Response • Your regional governor is not obeying you. • Punish them, dungeons • Move them frequently

  13. You have a daughter, but no son and are about to die.

  14. You have a daughter, but no son and are about to die. • Pharaoh’s response • Marry her to a family member • Marry her to a trusted official • Marry her yourself and co-rule until you die

  15. You have just come into control of Egypt as the Hyksos or Greeks.

  16. You have just come into control of Egypt as the Hyksos or Greeks. • Pharaoh’s response: • Take on the role of Pharaoh to ensure control of the vast nation

  17. An ancestor has ruled well, you want to ride their coat-tails

  18. An ancestor has ruled well, you want to ride their coat-tails. • Rename yourself • Neferkare I • Neferkare II • Neferkare III Nebi • Neferkare IV Kiendu • Neferkare V Tereru • Neferkare VI Pepytereb

  19. There is a lack of water and food because of a low flood.

  20. There is a lack of water and food because of a low flood. • Hand out reserves of food • Increase payment of food taxes • Decrease food handed out

  21. You would like to pass on the dynasty smoothly to a son too young to rule.

  22. You would like to pass on the dynasty smoothly to a son too young to rule. • Pharaoh’s response: • Have the mother serve as regent until son is old enough to rule

  23. Closing • Compose a tweet in which you describe the hopes you have in the ascendency of a new female pharaoh. • 140 characters, • how she came to be ruler, how she will rule

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