Thutmose III

destined to become one of the most influential leaders of her time, however, she did. In the 18th Dynasty, Thutmose II, Hatshepsut’s half brother, took power after their father, Thutmose I, died. Soon after his reign Thutmose II, died leaving the throne to his son. He was as old as three and born to him by a secondary wife, Isis. His queen, Hatshepsut, thus became co-ruler of Egypt with Thutmose III. She then decided to step up and assume the total powers of a pharaoh. Hatshepsut’s reign caused…

obliterated her memory so that later pharaohs such as Ramses II and Cleopatra would have been ignorant of her existence.Born circa 1508 B.C., Queen Hatshepsut reigned over Egypt for more than 20 years. She served as queen alongside her husband, Thutmose II, but after his death, claimed the role of pharaoh while acting as regent to her stepson,…

ladies.” She reigned from 1508–1458 BC and was the fifth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. Hatshepsut came to the throne of Egypt in 1478 BC. Officially, she ruled jointly with Thutmose III who had ascended to the throne as a child one year earlier. Hatshepsut was the chief wife of Thutmose II, Thutmose III’s father. She is generally regarded by Egyptologists as one of the most successful pharaohs, reigning longer than any other woman of…

Hatshepsut grew up and she never thought she would be Queen of Egypt. She had a stepson named Thutmose III, but he was too young which left the throne empty and Queen Hatshepsut had to fill it. This was one of the best things that happened to Egypt, if not all of history. The new Queen did many wonderful things for the kingdom. One of these things that…

Al-Kebulan (Africa). Queen Hatshepsut was the longest reigning woman pharaoh in Egypt, ruling for 20 years in the 15th century B.C. She is recognized as one of Egypt's most accomplished pharaohs. She ruled as Queen in conjunction with her husband, Pharaoh Thutmose II, but after his transition into the afterlife, she claimed the role of…

Egypt following her husband Thutmosis II’s death when “she took action to assume the role of pharaoh because she believed she had a stronger claim to the throne” than the pharaoh’s male heir. After her death she was replaced by the male heir Thutmosis III. Unfortunately not many of the statues or painting of Hatshepsut survived because they were “dragged down and smashed and her image and titles defaced.” As discovered later on by Egyptologists the time in which she ruled was a time of…

sacred burial rituals of the Egyptian pharaohs. Thutmose I was the first of the Egyptian pharaoh’s to eschew the traditional pyramid for his burial and instead had his tomb constructed in what is now known as the Valley of the Kings. Valley of Kings:…

this sculpture is granite and paint. This statue was one of a pair that stood on either....Hatshepsut's temple at Deir el-Bahri. The pose, with both hands open and resting on the front of the kilt, is a devotional....Middle Kingdom pharaoh Senwosret III who lived some three hundred years before Hatshepsut. I think the subject of this piece is to show how powerful Hatshepsut is as the ruler of Egypt. This paper will employ a close analysis of the Ancient Egyptian Art sculpture, "Hatshepsut in…

married his son, Thothmes III, to a young harem girl. During this transition, Hatshepsut was named Dowager Queen Mother. This was not satisfactory for Hatshepsut and she formulated a plan to assume position of the throne.…

Imhotep the great was a poet, physician, mathematician, astronomer, architect, priest, and an adviser to the king at that time (king Djoser). Imhotep was a miracle man he was famous for many things. Imhotep was born a commoner but in the end, he became a god. His most recognized achievement is the design and construction of the famous step pyramids. Imhotep was also an astrologer and a medicine man. Imhotep helped science to be introduced in a way that was unusual for his era. This…