The Most Famous Pharaohs
Of Ancient Egypt
These are the some of the most famous pharaohs of Ancient Egypt, Menes, Cheops, Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Akhenaton, Tutankhamen, Ramses II and Cleopatra VII. You may have heard of some of them. Several of these names are well known. We’ll be going over all of them, their legacies, greatest achievements and most extravagant monuments. From the first pharaoh (Menes) to the last (Cleopatra), all of them are important to Ancient Egypt’s amazing, diverse, historic culture. Menes, also known as Narmer, was who some historians believe to be the first Pharaoh. Menes was born in 3200 B.C. He is best known for uniting the north and south to create the country Egypt. He then claimed to be descended …show more content…
Hatshepsut was the first. She ruled from 1473-1458 B.C. Her tale is a slightly confusing one. Hatshepsut’s father was Thutmose I. When she was twelve, she married her half-brother, Thutmose II. Soon after, Thutmose I, and Thutmose II died. Hatshepsut then became a regent for her son, Thutmose III. Stay with me, here it gets a little mixed up. When Thutmose III came of age, he should have become the new pharaoh, and Hatshepsut should have stepped down. But that didn’t happen. Instead, Hatshepsut claimed to be the almighty daughter of Ra, the sun god. She put on the double-crown of pharaoh and even wore the formal fake beard. She pushed Thutmose III to the side and she was so powerful, no one questioned her. For a while she reined, and she reigned well. Egypt flourished under her hand. Everyone seemed happy, except for the lost prince, Thutmose III, and his followers. Little did Hatshepsut know that Thutmose III was gathering his own loyal supporters, practically right under her nose. Finally he made his move. Thutmose III wanted the throne, bad, so he struck it with all he had. Hatshepsut was forced to step down. She died soon after. Her death was a mystery, but most believe it was Thutmose’s work. Hatshepsut was an excellent pharaoh, worthy of the …show more content…
His wife was the famous Nefertiti. His father was Amenhotep III. Amenhotep meant the peace of Amon, which was the primary god at that time. When Amenhotep was young, he loved to learn and read a lot. He discovered the small god, Aton, and became obsessed with him. After his father died, Amenhotep became pharaoh but he was not a good one. He had a slightly deformed body, and was quite wimpy looking. All he did all day was study indoors, and closed himself up to the matters of his country. He decided that the god Aton was the only god worth worshiping in Egypt, and made everyone look at Aton as the only god. This, of course, confused everyone, and even made some people mad because Egypt was used to having many gods. That was when he changed his name to Akhenaton, which means peace of Aton. Egypt was tumbling down under his rule. All of the regions Thutmose III had won were rebelling and Akhenaton was doing nothing about it. After he died, He was removed from the king list, and his monuments torn
Of Ancient Egypt
These are the some of the most famous pharaohs of Ancient Egypt, Menes, Cheops, Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Akhenaton, Tutankhamen, Ramses II and Cleopatra VII. You may have heard of some of them. Several of these names are well known. We’ll be going over all of them, their legacies, greatest achievements and most extravagant monuments. From the first pharaoh (Menes) to the last (Cleopatra), all of them are important to Ancient Egypt’s amazing, diverse, historic culture. Menes, also known as Narmer, was who some historians believe to be the first Pharaoh. Menes was born in 3200 B.C. He is best known for uniting the north and south to create the country Egypt. He then claimed to be descended …show more content…
Hatshepsut was the first. She ruled from 1473-1458 B.C. Her tale is a slightly confusing one. Hatshepsut’s father was Thutmose I. When she was twelve, she married her half-brother, Thutmose II. Soon after, Thutmose I, and Thutmose II died. Hatshepsut then became a regent for her son, Thutmose III. Stay with me, here it gets a little mixed up. When Thutmose III came of age, he should have become the new pharaoh, and Hatshepsut should have stepped down. But that didn’t happen. Instead, Hatshepsut claimed to be the almighty daughter of Ra, the sun god. She put on the double-crown of pharaoh and even wore the formal fake beard. She pushed Thutmose III to the side and she was so powerful, no one questioned her. For a while she reined, and she reigned well. Egypt flourished under her hand. Everyone seemed happy, except for the lost prince, Thutmose III, and his followers. Little did Hatshepsut know that Thutmose III was gathering his own loyal supporters, practically right under her nose. Finally he made his move. Thutmose III wanted the throne, bad, so he struck it with all he had. Hatshepsut was forced to step down. She died soon after. Her death was a mystery, but most believe it was Thutmose’s work. Hatshepsut was an excellent pharaoh, worthy of the …show more content…
His wife was the famous Nefertiti. His father was Amenhotep III. Amenhotep meant the peace of Amon, which was the primary god at that time. When Amenhotep was young, he loved to learn and read a lot. He discovered the small god, Aton, and became obsessed with him. After his father died, Amenhotep became pharaoh but he was not a good one. He had a slightly deformed body, and was quite wimpy looking. All he did all day was study indoors, and closed himself up to the matters of his country. He decided that the god Aton was the only god worth worshiping in Egypt, and made everyone look at Aton as the only god. This, of course, confused everyone, and even made some people mad because Egypt was used to having many gods. That was when he changed his name to Akhenaton, which means peace of Aton. Egypt was tumbling down under his rule. All of the regions Thutmose III had won were rebelling and Akhenaton was doing nothing about it. After he died, He was removed from the king list, and his monuments torn