2. The Nineteenth Dynasty  Along with the Third, Fourth, and Eighteenth Dynasties, the Nineteenth is one of the most famous in the 3000 year history of Ancient Egypt.  This fame is due to two men, a father and a son

3. Seti I

4.  KV17, Seti’s tomb, is the largest ever found in the Valley of the Kings  Richly decorated  Booby-trapped with false rooms, dead ends, and pits  When discovered, archaeologists were shocked to discover it kept going and going…  …For a full 328 feet…  In 2008 they discovered more!  The tomb is at least 446 feet!

5. The Most Famous Pharaoh Ever  Despite Seti’s fame…one pharaoh towers above all the rest…  Seti’s son…

6. Ramesses the Great

7. Ramesses II, The Great  Longest reigning pharaoh in history: 67 years  Married 7 wives…and plenty more on the side  Estimated to have had 100 children  Monstrous ego and megalomaniac  Built cities and monuments ALL OVER dedicated to himself  “My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!” – Ramesses the Great

8. The Temple of Abu Simbel

9. The Ramesseum

10. Nefertari: The Great Queen

11. Nefertari the Queen

12. Ramesses and Nefertari  Ramesses saw to it that his favorite queen was honored virtually everywhere he was  Nefertari has the largest and most lavish tomb in the Valley of the Queens

13. The Battle of Kadesh, 1274  Ramesses goes to war with the Hittite Empire for control of Syria, to expand the Egyptian Empire  Kadesh is the largest chariot battle in history, close to 6000 war chariots fight

15. The Battle of Kadesh  A military draw between Egypt and the Hittites  As a result of the battle, Egypt and the Hittite Empire sign the first international peace treaty and alliance in world history

16. Kings of Eternity  By the way… Seti I and Ramessess the Great are still around…  …3400 years after they died…  …and they’re looking…somewhat…well…

17. The Pharaohs Today

18. Summarize  In your interactive notebook, at the bottom of your notes page, write a short paragraph about today’s lesson. Write about:  What the main idea of the lesson was  AND what you learned today.  Your summary should be able to explain today’s lesson to someone who was not in class today.