HATSHEPSUT NOTES Family background: Thutmose I and his great wife Ahmose were the parents of Hatshepsut. T2 was the son of a lesser wife and T1. His right to throne was signified by marriage to Hat. They produced a daughter‚ Neferure‚ but no son. T2 had a son‚ T3‚ with Isis‚ a lesser wife. T2 was sick and weakly‚ indecisive‚ not competent enough to rule on his own. Hat got training on how to run the country‚ as she took on many of her husband’s responsibilities. She had grounding on becoming
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BRIEF HISTORY Queen Hatshepsut (the Foremost of Women) was the first great woman in recorded history: the forerunner of such figures as Cleopatra‚ Elisabeth I Tudor and Catherine the Great. The eldest daughter of King Tuthmosis and Queen Ahmose‚ she learned much of the art of ruling the country from her father with whom she had a special bond. She outlived her siblings and‚ after the death of her father‚ she became a queen of Egypt and ruled together with her half-brother-husband‚ Tuthmosis II
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for more than 20 years5 and was longest reigning female of her time 3 ‚her name was Hatshepsut which means "Foremost of Noble Women" . Hatshepsut was the wife of ThutmoseⅡwho was the son of Thutmose Ⅰ and Mutnofret and he was the fourth Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt ‚ Thutmose Ⅱ chose to marry his Royal Half-sister Hatshepsut after her father’s death when she was at the age of 12 ‚ at that time Hatshepsut became the queen of Ancient Egypt while her husband had a son who was named Thutmose
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Hatshepsut‚ considered the most fascinating personality of the ancient word “set up her own stamp on the New Kingdom Egypt”. Her rule was relatively peaceful and she was able to launch a building program that would see the construction of a great temple at Deir el-Bahari at Luxor. She also launched a successful sea voyage to the land of Punt‚ a place located somewhere on the northeast coast of Africa‚ where they traded with the inhabitants‚ bringing back “marvels.” 1She was undoubtedly‚ a very successful
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As we would expect there are some differences‚ between these two sculptures. The fact that Augusta is male and Hatshepsut is female. Hatshepsut 1479-58 B.C.E is an enormous granite kneeling sculpture of female Pharaoh Hatshepsut. She assumes the authority of the king and creates a home of ecology around her kingship that described her as a divine birth‚ the way the oracle predicted that she would be come king. She ruled Egypt for more then two decades‚ she also commission a number of temples and
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Katrina Mckissick Professor Jenna Thrasher- Sneathen Writing Assignment 4.1 July 30‚ 2012 It is believed that Queen Hatshepsut dressed as a man to gain support of the Egyptians. After her death her successor removed as many remnants of her rule as possible. Although a pharaoh‚ her mummified remains and tomb have never conclusively been found. During Queen Hatshepsut’s rule the economy is Egypt was flourishing for about twenty years. She expanded trade routes and built many temples. She
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Hatshepsut Hatshepsut was one the greatest rulers of Ancient Egypt but her rise to power didn’t come without deceit and betrayal. As daughter of Thutmose I a great Ancient pharaoh and Ahmose his famous wife‚ Hatshepsut had a passion for power and the family blood to fulfil her dream. With Successful military campaigns‚ peaceful country and a thriving economy‚ Hatshepsut had all the components of a great Pharaoh but this did not come easy. How did the first woman pharaoh rule for over 2 decades
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DBQ Essay # 1 (Final) Queen Hatshepsut was the first female pharaoh who ruled Egypt. She reigned during 1473 – 1458 B.C.E. She first served as co-ruler with her stepson Tuthmosis III‚ but later took power as a pharaoh herself. Although she was a great ruler‚ the idea of having a female ruler was unfamiliar to Egyptians and it unsettled them. As an effort to present her in unthreatening guise to make Egyptians feel more at ease‚ artists depicted Queen Hatshepsut as a male wearing the stylized beards
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accession as a female pharaoh in the early period of New Kingdom Egypt led to an influential reign of self-promotion. However‚ her motives continue to be a subject of question as to whether Hatshepsut was motivated by her predecessor’s traditions‚ or were the essentialities of self-promotion too lucrative. Hatshepsut improved the economic state of Egypt and made bold moves through building projects and trade expeditions all of which secured Egypt’s prosperity and Hatshepsut’s position in power. Her sovereignty
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Hatshepsut as king Personalities can influence the course of history. By synthesising information students can construct an evaluation of Hatshepsut’s significance and legacy. There is quite a lot of evidence from this period‚ primarily archaeological. This evidence presents Hatshepsut as she wished to be presented‚ even though a great deal of archaeological evidence of her reign has been destroyed. The student therefore should be able to argue why she became “King” of Egypt‚ why she presented
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