Egyptian government

Self Starter Define the following from your textbook: 1.Hieroglyphic 2.Papyrus 3.Mummification 4.Rosetta Stone 5.Vizier

Egyptian government 2nd Most important **Priest** 3rd Most important **Vizier** Record keepers Agents Court Procedures

Priest Religious leaders Scholars, Educators (teachers, in charge of: Schools, Universities, libraries, archives and center of administration and scientific enterprise. Had many different occupations: Farmers Bee keepers Worked in the mortuary Responsible for organizing Local festivals of the Gods

Priest would participate everyday in the “All Important Daily Rite”.

Egyptian government #1 Person Pharaoh Word Means Great House 2nd Most important **Priest** 3rd Most important **Vizier** Record keepers Agents Court Procedures

Worshiped only one God -Aton B.C

break with traditional religion break with traditional religion. What’s he known for: Believes to introduce Monotheism skeletal anomalies

(Akhenaten) B.C. 18th Dynasty Mother: Tiy Wives: Nefertiti, Merytaten, Kiya, Mekytaten, Ankhsespaaten Son: Tutankhamen Daughters: More than 5….

Not only was he crowned at KarnakKarnak (temple of the god Amun) but, like histempleAmun father he married a lady of non-royal blood, Nefertiti, the daughter of the vizier Ay.NefertitiAy

Amenhotep IV changes his name to Akhnaton Changed his name to mean “It goes well with God”

Mural of Akhenaton Ruled for 18 years. After his death everything was destroyed

Tutankhamen

Tutankhamen (King Tut) was not a major player in Egypt Pharaonic history We believe Tutankhamen ruled Egypt between 1334 and 1325 BC. He was probably the 12th ruler of Egypt's 18th Dynasty. Tutankhamen broke his leg badly just before he died". Although the break itself would not have been life-threatening, infection might have set in.

The main reasons that murder has ragged on as a possible cause of King Tut's death is because of a fracture to the back of his head revealed in an X-ray.King Tut

November of King Tut was probably an unimportant Pharaoh during his times, the only reason he is famous is because of the un-touch tomb that was discovered by Howard Carter in November of Howard Carter had spent 6 seasons, searching for artifacts. He was almost ready to give up when they found a stairway of rock which when uncovered, found 4 rooms of treasures

Items found were: Thrones, vases, chariots, status, jewelry, and ostrich- feathers fans Thrones, vases, chariots, status, jewelry, and ostrich- feathers fans. 2,000 Items were found in the 4 rooms

The Mummy of King Tut was laid in four coffins, the third coffin was made from 2,500 pounds of Gold! Estimated to be worth 13,000,000 (million) dollars! safety_mode=1&safe=active

Lord Carnarvon died in Cairo of pneumonia. This sent the already sensational press into a frenzy. Media hype about the mummy's curse set the media on fire, and much to Carters displeasure, he began receiving letters from spiritualists from around the world. Legend has it that by 1929, eleven of the people connected with the discovery of the tomb had died, including two of Lord Carnarvon's relatives, and Carter's personal secretary, Richard Bethel. This would spawn mummy movies through the end of the twentieth century and beyond.

Exhibitions The splendors of Tutankhamen's tomb are among the most traveled artifacts in the world. They have been to many countries, but probably the best-known exhibition tour, attended by more than eight million people in the United States alone, was Treasures of Tutankhamen, organized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art fromMetropolitan Museum of Art 17 November, 1976 through 15 March, 1977 (and extended by other galleries until 1979).

1280 BCE

Known for: Magnificent Builder Military Victories Thought to be the Pharaoh during the Exodus.

66 Ramses Reigned for 66 years He had 8 official ( Royal) wives 100 concubines and

His closest companion was Nerfertari Married Ramses at the age of 13, became queen at the age of 15 Her tomb is one of the largest and most lavishly decorated in the valley of the Queens She had 4 sons, and two daughters

24 year after Ramses took power he and Nefertari took a 2000 mile trip down to Nubia to see the Temple at Abu Simbec, after they returned from that trip there is no record of Nefertari. She died in her 40’s

Pictures from her tomb Isis and Nefertari, as seen in her tomb in the Valley of the Queens.

Abu Simbel Ramses II Temple at Abu Simbel Status were carved out of sand stone.

Lake Nasser at Abu Simbel

Shore of Lake Nasser at Abu Simbel

Abu-Simbec Temple of Ramses II 6 Statues of the King himself.

Nerfertari temple at Abu Simbel

Abu Simbel boarders between Egypt and Sudan

Head of Ramses II

Abu Simbec at Night King Ramses II

Abu Simbec at Night

Cairo Museum

Ramses today

Daughter of the great conquer- Thutmos I

Temple of Hatshepsut Luxor

Lost for over 3 thousands years was uncovered in 1999 by the banks of the Nile river

Mortuary Temple

Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in a hot air balloon.

Was a successful ruler for 22 years.

She disappears in Thutmose the III wanted to reclaim the throne and start a revolt. He had her shrines and statues mutilated.

Mummy left in a group of “Royal Mummies”. Had the name of Hatshepsut on it. Found in 1881

Daughter of Ptolomey I Becomes queen of Egypt in 48 BCE Her family was not Egyptian!

Cleopatra

Coin of Cleopatra

On December 25, 50 BC she gave birth to twins fathered by Marc Antony a son and a daughter About 5 years later she had another son by Antony

The Death of Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleo’s Costume Design for the movie Cleopatra

From the Movies Marc Antony and Cleopatra

How we see Cleopatra today!