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    #301 Hatshepsut Hatshepsut was the fourth female pharaoh in Egyptian history‚ and was considered one of the greatest rulers‚ male or female‚ of her time. As Pharaoh‚ she encouraged trade and sent a voyage to the land of Punt‚ sponsored a vast building project in Egypt‚ added to the temple of Amon at Karnak‚ and commissioned her famous mortuary temple‚ Deir el-Bahri‚ decorated with her most impressive achievements. She is renowned for being strong and assertive‚ whilst also fair and just. The many

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    Hatshepsut If someone were to ask me to name a famous female figure of ancient Egypt‚ some of the names that would come to mind would be Queen Nefertiti and Queen Cleopatra‚ legends of ancient Egypt civilization. The name Hatshepsut would not have been among those names I ’d mention. Who was Hatshepsut and why did she merit as much recognition as the aforementioned names. What was so significant about Hatshepsut that earned her a place in ancient Egypt ’s Hall of Fame? Hatshepsut

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    all of these?” Many of these were built by one person‚ Hatshepsut‚ the first female pharaoh. Hatshepsut didn’t start out as a pharaoh‚ in fact no one expected her to do anything very great at all. She was the daughter of Queen Ahmose. Later she married Thutmose II‚ who was not of royal blood. Together they had no sons‚ only a daughter. Thutmose had a son with someone of none royal blood. His son was named a Thutmose III. Hatshepsut became pharaoh shortly after her husband’s death. At first

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    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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    Ancient History- Personality: Hatshepsut 1. Historical Context: Geography‚ topography and resources of Egypt and its neighbours Geography & Topography: Egypt is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north‚ deserts to the east and west and cataracts to the south. During the period of old kingdom‚ Egypt was able to develop in relative isolation. Her geography and topography was characterized by the following‚ which included that Egypt was split into Upper Egypt‚ which was southern Egypt

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    Many NFL players are getting bashed for kneeling during the National Anthem but some people do not know the reasoning for it. It all started with Colin Kaepernick 13 months ago‚ he sat during the National Anthem to protest against police brutality. Then he started to kneel so that he could show more respect to the troops‚ but that became the iconic symbol for the protesters to show respect but “not to take pride in the country that oppresses black people and people or color”. The protesting now is

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    Hatshepsut Essay

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    Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut Egyptians used to believe that this life that we are all living now is preceding the afterlife‚ where all the greatest wonders and richness in the world will be giving to you. All of the great things will only come to them if their names and legacy are kept in the carnal world‚ that’s the reason pharaohs constructed huge temples‚ so that their names will be kept on their citizens’ mind. Hatshepsut was not different from them; she always strived for big things in her

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    Who Is Hatshepsut

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    Hatshepsut was 12 when she married her half brother‚ Thutmose II. She got married because her father‚ Thutmose I‚ who was the Pharaoh of Egypt (circa. 1500 B.C.)‚ had died. Thutmose II inherited the throne from Thutmose I. Thutmose II was the son of Thutmose I‚ like Hatshepsut‚ but not her full brother‚ because he was born to one of her father’s (Thutmose I’s) other wives. This was normal in ancient Egypt‚ as they had to keep the royal blood in the line of the throne. Thutmose II ruled for 15 years

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    Queen Hatshepsut

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    Queen Hatshepsut Mike Tyson - January 24‚ 2012 Prof John Jones – Humanities 111 Summary The mystery behind the rule and death of Queen Hatshepsut‚ it was believed that Queen Hatshepsut dressed as a man to gain support of the Egyptians. During her reign she created wealth for Egypt by trading goods and oversaw building projects. Her reign was peaceful without war and was considered very successful. Upon Hatshepsut death‚ her successor Thutmose III removed as many remnants of

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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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