The Life Of Queen Hatshepsut Queen Hatshepsut was a woman pharaoh of Egypt. Most known for dressing as a man during her reign. She reigned over Egypt from 1473 B.C. to 1458 B.C. Her name means “foremost of noblewomen”. Which means most important of all the high class women.…
There were many pharaohs of Egypt including, Tut, Zozer, and Khufu, but there are some that need to be recognized. The first one is a pharaoh named Menes who brang Egypt together, then there was Hatshepsut who expanded borders and sent out explorers to trade with others, and finally there was Akhenaten who changed art and religion in egypt and may have started monotheism. If we didn’t have these pharaohs the world would be a much different place now because Egypt might not have been what it is today. We learn about many pharaohs in history in school, but these pharaohs were the most important. These Kings and Queen were staples of Egypt’s economy then and now.…
The article “How one Frenchman’s vision became our capitol city” by Kenneth R. Fletcher was posted on Smithsonian.com on April 30th, 2008. The article explains how Pierre L’Enfant went to conceive our nation's capitol. L’Enfant was a genius architect and a very important person in american history. L’Enfant’s most famous design was the Washington Mall. The Washington Mall was originally meant to be a long strip of land where events would be held and people could relax, and that's exactly what it is and more.…
The Stela of Iykhernofret is an artefact that dates back to the Middle Kingdom. It contains an autobiography of an official named Iykhernofret, who lived during the reigns of Senwosret III and Amenemhet III in the end of the Twelfth Dynasty. The stela was found in Abydos, a city located on the western bank of the Nile in Upper Egypt’s eighth nome, relatively close to the Qena Bend. It is home to a necropolis – a vast burial site – in which the pharaohs from the Early Dynastic Period were buried. Over time, the ancient funerary connections of Abydos developed into a religious cultic center for the mummified funerary god of the Underworld, Osiris.…
Despite what many think, the pharaohs of ancient Egypt did not succeed each other as an unbroken, patrilineal chain by any means. By the Eighteenth Dynasty, the state of kingship had recovered is authority from the Asiatic ruling of the Second Intermediate Period. Hatshepsut, one of the most well-known female kings of Egypt, is a clear outlier to what one would expect from a typical pharaoh. Her story, in summary, involves her gaining control over administration after King Thutmose II, her husband and step-brother, dies, and using that as a stepping stone to claim solitary kingship rather than continuing a life of co-regency – meaning, shared kingship – with Thutmose III, the originally intended male heir and her step-son. This essay will analyze…
In May 1428, Joan made her way Vaucouleurs, a nearby stronghold of those loyal to Charles. At first rejected by the local magistrate, Robert de Baudricourt, she persisted, attracting a small band of followers who believed her claims to be the virgin who was destined to save France. When Baudricort gave in, Joan cropped her hair and dressed in men's clothes to make the 11-day journey across enemy territory to Chinon, site of the crown prince's palace. Joan promised Charles she would see him crowned king at Reims, the traditional site of French royal investiture, and asked him to give her an army to lead to Orleans, then under attack from the English. Against the guidance of most of his counsel and generals, Charles granted her request, and…
Kings lost their power when they were forced to sign the Magna Carta, but Catherine the Great (Catherine II) never backed down for anyone. The title “Most Absolute Monarch” refers to the power she had over her people. If she decided to do something, it would be done; no questions asked. Catherine the Great of Russia should be crowned the “Most Absolute Monarch” because she controlled the nobles, peasants, the military, the religion and the taxes and government spending. Catherine gave up creating an “enlightened” constitution because she wanted to keep all of her power.…
The Lady of Shallot Romanticism was a time in European history that was all about feelings and emotion rather than reason. This era was also considered to be a philosophical movement for people to become more emotionally self-aware to improve society. During the romanticism period, artists, authors, etc. took a different route, then how it was in the Neoclassical era. Artists chose to go in a more emotional, creative style for their creations. These artists also chose to display more symbolic and exotic subjects (i.e. paintings, books, poems).…
This temple was dedicated to the God of War, Huitzilopochtli and the God of Rain, Tlaloc. On the top of this pyramid were two separate temples, one for each God. Many offerings were given to the gods, for example: pottery, shells, textile and jade. These offerings would all be buried inside of the pyramid’s precincts. The temple was not only a place of giving offerings, sacrificial rituals were also taken place here.…
Similar to the United States of America, France has a tomb dedicated to an unknown soldier representing all of the people who died in order to serve their country. This is visited by many civilians every day and has a wreath placed by the President. In Washington D.C., the President allows four students to place a wreath in honor of the soldier buried. This prestigious ritual occurs around the world and is made each day at the Arlington National Cemetery. It would be a profound honor to participate in this ceremony as it would be my way to directly thank and acknowledge the tremendous bravery and service these men and women have accomplished for this nation.…
The Great Mosque of Kairouan is the remaining site of one of the oldest standing Minarets in from the Islamic Golden Age. The great Mosque covers nine thousand square free of space, is a quarter mile along its sides, and is the oldest site of Islamic worship in the world. Looking however directly at the Minaret the untrained eye only sees a tall structure but the style of the Minaret is one of function, purpose, and symbolism. The function of the Minaret is to provide a lookout for the watchmen of the Mosque and to serve as an invitation for all visitors to learn about Islam. And it is from this tower that the Muzzin would call the faithful to prayer.…
Want to walk around the Sphinx? Clamber inside the Great Pyramid of Giza and seek out the pharaoh's burial chamber? Visit the magnificent tombs and temples of ancient Thebes? In this multi-layered, highly visual interactive, view 360° panoramas, "walkaround" photos, and other breathtaking imagery shot throughout the Giza Plateau and ancient Thebes (modern-day Luxor), often with special permission. You'll see Old and New Kingdom tombs and temples, pyramids and statues, and a 140-foot-long wooden boat that is 4,600 years old.…
For senior secondary students studying Ancient History. Particularly suitable for the new NSW HSC Ancient History syllabus, with extensive coverage of the personalities listed for the new Core Study. Text divided into four parts which cover the political, social, economic and religious developments and changes that occurred from the early Dynastic Period to the death of Ramessess II. Special focus on: The achievement of particular pharaohs, including: Hatshepsut, Akkhenaten, Ramessess II; The impact of other significant individuals and groups; social life, funerary beliefs and practices during the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms. Provides a vast range of primary and secondary source material, without loosing sight of the historical…
The history behind the construction of the Dome of the Rock at its location is not surprising; not only is it located in a city that is significant to Muslims and Jews alike, but it is also built on top of one of the most sacred sites in both Islam and Judaism. The Dome of the Rock is situated in the heart of the old city on the historical site of both Solomon’s Temple and the second Temple--a location labeled by the Jews as Temple Mount (Grabar 38). In early Islamic Jerusalem, the small Jewish population of the city was once permitted to pray at the site (Peters 194). After the construction of the Dome of the Rock, however, the atmosphere of the area changed (Peters 194). Jews who were temporarily allowed to enter the Temple Mount area as…
Hatshepsut chose to be represented as a male Pharaoh despite her gender. This was a way of showing her power and dominion. Hatshepsut’s Sphinx and her statues were found at The Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut located at what we now call Deir el-Bahri, Egypt. This Sphinx is in all ways a representation of Egypt’s culture where Egyptians wanted to show there control and stability to the rest of the…