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Egypt’s Powerful Kings and Queens

Egypt’s Powerful Kings and Queens. Sec. #2. Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut ruled Egypt during the New Kingdom She was a female pharaoh most known for creating a time of peace and wealth She is shown in statues with a beard to look like a man. From Dynasty to Dynasty. Egypt had 31 dynasties

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Egypt’s Powerful Kings and Queens

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  1. Egypt’s Powerful Kings and Queens Sec. #2

  2. Hatshepsut • Hatshepsut ruled Egypt during the New Kingdom • She was a female pharaoh most known for creating a time of peace and wealth • She is shown in statues with a beard to look like a man

  3. From Dynasty to Dynasty • Egypt had 31 dynasties • Dynasties were grouped into 3 main periods, Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom • Gaps between the periods were times of trouble and wars

  4. King Menes • King Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt • He built a city named Memphis • The Egyptian Empire existed for 2,500 years until it was conquered by Alexander the Great of Greece

  5. All-Powerful Pharaohs • Pharaohs had absolute power • They decided the laws, when the fields would be planted, and how to pray to the gods • No one disobeyed the pharaoh

  6. Two Thousand Years of Power • Egypt grew wealthy during the first 6 dynasties in the old Kingdom • Pharaohs kept peace with Nubia, and merchants traded for timber to build houses, boats and furniture across the Mediterranean

  7. The Middle Kingdom • About 2250 B.C. the governors in the provinces began to challenge the power of the pharaoh’s government • Egypt’s unity started to break down and the dynasties grew weak

  8. Dynasties of the Middle Kingdom • The early dynasties of the Middle Kingdom restored order • Irrigation projects were built instead of fighting wars • A canal was built between the Nile and the Red Sea • In time the pharaohs lost control of the country to foreign invaders

  9. The New Kingdom • By 1500 B.C. the New Kingdom began • Pharaohs created huge armies using bronze swords and body armor • Egyptians were able to keep invaders out

  10. Thutmose III • Thutmose III became pharaoh as a child • Because of his young age, a regent was appointed to watch over him until he is old enough to rule by himself • Hatshepsut was his stepmother and she ruled for 22 years

  11. Hunt for Power • Hatshepsut refused to give up her power • Thutmose III took over when she died and had her statues destroyed • Some historians believe that Thutmose III might have had her killed

  12. The End of Egyptian Civilization • The New Kingdom began to decline around 1075 B.C. • War within its civilization left Egypt weak • Alexander the Great conquered it in 332 B.C. • 300 years later, Egypt was conquered again by the Romans

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