2. Important decisions/accomplishments/actions
12/7: Describe the rule of Hatshepsut and explain how she provided order for Egypt
Important decisions/accomplishments/actions
Effect of decisions on Egypt (did they provide order?)
-Sent traders to Punt for gold, ivory, ebony, incense
-Built monuments like Temple of Karnak and Deir el Bahri
-Brought wealth to Egypt
-more money to spend on building projects and more resources to expand economy
-Brought glory to herself and Egypt, showed power of Egypt and its pharaoh, gained favor of the gods

3. 12/8: Describe the rule of Thutmose III and explain how he provided order for Egypt
Important decisions/
accomplishments/actions
Effect of decisions on Egypt (did they provide order?)
-Began aggressive wars of conquest
-Expanded territory from Euphrates to Nubia
-Gained gold, copper, ivory
-Grew rich from tribute (taken from the captured)
-Natural resources expanded economy

4. The Sphinx

5. Great Sphinx (built during Old Kingdom):
The Sphinx
Great Sphinx (built during Old Kingdom):
Height: 66 ft.
Width: 63 ft.
Length: 241 ft.
Henry Fischer relates the head's attachment to the lion's body, it is "a suggestion of shape-shifting, of metamorphosis, that is appropriate to the king who is, uniquely, the link between mankind and the gods, and stands constantly on the threshold of these two worlds".

6. Obelisks

7. Obelisks Some as large as 80 ft. tall Built from one piece of rock
Filled with hieroglyphs
Outside of temples
Symbolize sun god, Ra
Believed that it held the spirit of sun god (sun disk) Aten

8. Obelisks

9. The Valley of the Kings (New Kingdom)

10. The Valley of the Kings

11. The Valley of the Kings

12. 12/14:Describe three Egyptian monuments and explain what they show about Egyptian culture
Directions:
Use sources on my website to research VOTK as a group
Find concrete details to back up your claims
Answer EQ checkpoint and connection
Extension: research Karnak or Abu Simbel

13. The Valley of the Kings At least 63 known tombs Located far from Nile
In between desert cliffs
Most famous pharaohs buried here
Invaluable treasures stored with them
Most tombs have been robbed (not Tut)

14. The Valley of the Kings Tombs are intricately decorated
Hieroglyph spells, prayers, curses, and stories

15. 12/14: Describe the pyramids and explain how they are symbols of Egypt’s religion and powerful pharaoh
Enduring Legacies:
What symbols of Egyptian culture does the U.S. want to mimic? Which ones do we want to avoid?

16. The Temple of Karnak

17. The Temple of Abu Simbel

18. The Temple of Hatshepsut