Critical Commentary of ¨The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea¨
The documentary ¨The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea¨, is an academic investigation into the feasibility of a sea voyage into the Land of Punt at the time the events are described and also the possibility of being able to construct ships able to bear the attrition caused by the climate and currents of the Red Sea. Hatshepsut, known as the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, is considered to have had one of the most successful and longevous reigns in Egyptian history. She was a keen political thinker and possessed a sharp mind, which allowed her to guarantee the expansion of trade and trade routes along with assuring peace and prosperity for Upper and Lower Egypt.
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Not being able to stand back and being passed over, she shows intelligence and cunningness being able to strategically ensure her reign by surrounding herself with key political figures, such as court officials and temple priests. Going as far to carve her image, as Pharaoh ´´the Daughter of Amun´´, in every monument she orders built to leave clear who belongs in the throne. Nevertheless, after the death of Hatshepsut almost all of her legacy was destroyed, as discovered through excavations near the temple of Deir el-Bahri. Ancient Egyptian society was characterized for its hold onto tradition and conservative view in regards of gender roles, a female pharaoh no matter how successful would have proven disruptive to a linear male pharaonic descend. Cruelly and without regard she was erased from history until fairly recently, the truth was once again told through the academic investigation of the voyage ordered by her into the Land of Punt. The voyage the investigators undertook demonstrated how one of the most prosperous and successful pharaohs Egypt had ever had, was exemplified by her
The documentary ¨The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea¨, is an academic investigation into the feasibility of a sea voyage into the Land of Punt at the time the events are described and also the possibility of being able to construct ships able to bear the attrition caused by the climate and currents of the Red Sea. Hatshepsut, known as the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, is considered to have had one of the most successful and longevous reigns in Egyptian history. She was a keen political thinker and possessed a sharp mind, which allowed her to guarantee the expansion of trade and trade routes along with assuring peace and prosperity for Upper and Lower Egypt.
The …show more content…
Not being able to stand back and being passed over, she shows intelligence and cunningness being able to strategically ensure her reign by surrounding herself with key political figures, such as court officials and temple priests. Going as far to carve her image, as Pharaoh ´´the Daughter of Amun´´, in every monument she orders built to leave clear who belongs in the throne. Nevertheless, after the death of Hatshepsut almost all of her legacy was destroyed, as discovered through excavations near the temple of Deir el-Bahri. Ancient Egyptian society was characterized for its hold onto tradition and conservative view in regards of gender roles, a female pharaoh no matter how successful would have proven disruptive to a linear male pharaonic descend. Cruelly and without regard she was erased from history until fairly recently, the truth was once again told through the academic investigation of the voyage ordered by her into the Land of Punt. The voyage the investigators undertook demonstrated how one of the most prosperous and successful pharaohs Egypt had ever had, was exemplified by her