Hatshepsut: a strong, courageous, and powerful leader. As a woman pharaoh, Hatshepsut went against the odds, as most pharaohs at her time were men. She built many renowned monuments. She also helped make Egypt’s trade more efficient by having ships that sailed to land and bring back goods. Despite not being accepted by some people as pharaoh because of her gender, Hatshepsut proceeded to become one of the greatest rulers ancient Egypt ever had. We are lucky to know about Hatshepsut especially after someone tried to erase her name from history. In this report, you will learn about Hatshepsut’s early life and successes as a pharaoh. Without a doubt, Hatshepsut truly changed ancient Egypt’s history forever.
Hatshepsut was born in a palace garden next to the Nile River around 1500 B.C. She was born into royalty. Hatshepsut's parents were Queen Ahmose and Pharaoh Tuthmosis I of Egypt. Hatshepsut had a close relationship with her father and always did activities with him. Since Ahmose was a queen, she chose a woman from her court named Sitre to nurse Hatshepsut. Sitre fed and cared for Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut also …show more content…
They helped to make her a stronger and better leader. She praised them and gave them important jobs and riches. One of her advisers was a man named Hapensub. He greatly helped her in building and planning projects, and even got the title of High Priest of Amen, who was their the Ancient Egyptians most revered god. Another adviser named Thuty kept track of all of Hatshepsut’s fortunes. He designed decorations for Hatshepsut’s building projects. Last, but definitely not least, was Hatshepsut’s dearest and most powerful friend, Senenmut. He was in charge of all of Hatshepsut’s other servants. He grew up poor, but learned to become a scribe. He was hired to teach Hatshepsut’s daughter; Neferure. Lastly, he helped build and design the great temple of
Hatshepsut was born in a palace garden next to the Nile River around 1500 B.C. She was born into royalty. Hatshepsut's parents were Queen Ahmose and Pharaoh Tuthmosis I of Egypt. Hatshepsut had a close relationship with her father and always did activities with him. Since Ahmose was a queen, she chose a woman from her court named Sitre to nurse Hatshepsut. Sitre fed and cared for Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut also …show more content…
They helped to make her a stronger and better leader. She praised them and gave them important jobs and riches. One of her advisers was a man named Hapensub. He greatly helped her in building and planning projects, and even got the title of High Priest of Amen, who was their the Ancient Egyptians most revered god. Another adviser named Thuty kept track of all of Hatshepsut’s fortunes. He designed decorations for Hatshepsut’s building projects. Last, but definitely not least, was Hatshepsut’s dearest and most powerful friend, Senenmut. He was in charge of all of Hatshepsut’s other servants. He grew up poor, but learned to become a scribe. He was hired to teach Hatshepsut’s daughter; Neferure. Lastly, he helped build and design the great temple of