Egypt+-+Pharaohs

Pharaohs

Pharaohs - absolute power * - gods/kings --- living forms of Horus --- believed that they were chosen by the gods --- believed that they controlled the floods/harvest of the Nile

Menes - pharaoh - united Upper and Lower Egypt = more power - built Memphis - started first dynasty

Hatshepsut - regent for Thutmose III - good for Egypt - great peace - economic success (wealth) - encouraged trade (Punt )

(click picture for more info on Hatshepsut)

Thutmose III - greatest pharaoh of NK - fought Syria and Phoenicia --- treated those he defeated with mercy

King Tut - "Boy King" - Died at the age of 18 - Tomb found in 1922 --- with treasures untouched

(click picture for a song about Ancient Egypt)