Pharaoh Senusret I


Ruled during Middle Kingdom Was a strong ruler Built temples, shrines, and religious monuments, including the White Chapel. Also has beautiful art and wrote “The Story of Sinuhe”
Pharaoh Ramses II

Ruled from 1290 to 1224 BCE One of the Greatest Pharaohs He was a great Military Leader and built many monuments


Pharaoh Ramses II
Egyptian Museum Cairo, Egypt



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Was a peacemaker; signed the world’s first peace treaty.
Built Abu Simbel


Best preserved mummy ever found.
Ramses' Mummy and a computerized reconstruction of what Ramses’s may have looked like.
19th Dynasty inlaid diadem, or wig (J. Bodsworth
Tutanhkamun lapis scarab (J. Bodsworth
The Story of Sinuhe
The Translation: /newhtml/texts/myths/sinuhe.htm Hollywood’s Version of Sinuhe: /watch?v=vGoAYTrNWTA&feature=Pl ayList&p=6CBFB62746039A1F&index=11


Phato 2538 BCE Built the Great Pyramid and many tombs
Declared himself a God



In addition to the splendor of the Great Pyramid, an exciting ancient wooden boat was found sealed in a pit at the base of the Great Pyramid. This boat was buried in pieces and has since been reassembled, restored and housed in a climate controlled museum over the site of the original pit.
Pharaoh Hatshepsut




First Female to rule Ruled from 14731458 BCE Promoted trade with other countries Great voyage of Punt (Africa) Built a great temple Dayr al-Bahri
Middle Kingdom – period of reuniting after years of chaos. Achievements were made in literature, art, and architecture. 2040-1633 BCE New Kingdom – Egypt’s Golden Age – a time of peace and stability 1558-1085 BCE Egypt became very powerful and increased trade and built gigantic monuments.
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The Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs
Ancient Egypt had 3 important time periods.

Old Kingdom – had strong government and built pyramids. 2700-2200 BCE
Pharaoh Senusret I

Craftspeople used gold, silver, copper, and gems to make beautiful jewelry.
No symbol was as important to the ancient Egyptians as the scarab, or dung beetle. Scarab amulets were symbolic of rebirth due to the dung beetle's proclivity for rolling a piece of dung into a spherical ball, then using it as a brooding chamber from which the newborn beetle will emerge.