The Temple Of Queen Hatshepsut Queen Hatshepsut‚ the daughter to both Thutmose I and Queen Ahmose‚ was unlike another daughter or son at that matter. Hatshepsut was the favorite of the children but also had two brothers‚ who had died prematurely‚ which left her as an only child. Unfortunately since both her brothers died‚ it left her to be the only one to take the throne when her father passed away. When her father passed away she eventually became pharaoh after realizing that she made more
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Assess the reign of Hatshepsut Hatshepsut is arguably Egypt’s most distinguished pharaoh‚ with her reign during the New Kingdom being a successful one in which Egypt flourished and prospered. Her ascension as pharaoh was plagued with controversy as she was a female who directly challenged ’maat’ ‚ the Egyptian concept of balance and order‚ by rising to a high position of power traditionally possessed by males. Hatshepsut however disregarded the doubt made prevalent in regards to her leadership and
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Discuss the achievements of Hatshepsut on events and issues that she is remembered for in History and assess her legacy to the world. Hatshepsut was one of the most powerful women in the ancient world. She was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt and the first female pharaoh. She ruled longer than any other woman in Egyptian history. Hatshepsut was pharaoh for approximately twenty-one years‚ from 1479 BC–1458 BC. Hatshepsut’s successful reign brought wealth to her country
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The idea of a female pharaoh was unheard of in ancient Egyptian society. However‚ Hatshepsut was the first female to become the Fifth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. She was not only accepted by the elite in this male dominated role but also supported by the loyal officials in position in government. Hatshepsut achieved many goals difficult goals as a female pharaoh. Her achievements included establishing successful foreign policy through trade‚ funding building programs throughout
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Case study A blue paint layer sample was collected from the wall decorations of the mortuary temple of Ramesses III (Medinet Habu. This temple is one of the largest memorial temples in Egypt. It measures 320 m in length (east to west) and about 200 m in width (north to south)‚ built with order of the Pharaoh Ramesses III (c.1184–1151 BC the 20th Dynasty). The micro-XRF spectrometer (SPECTRO‚ COPRA model) used to analyze the sample includes a side-window X-ray tube with Mo anode (Oxford Instruments
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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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Explain how Hatshepsut used her divine birth right and coronation scenes at Diel El Bahari to legitimate her claim to the throne? During the New Kingdom Egypt‚ a female pharaoh named Hatshepsut ascended to the most powerful position in the country- the title of a pharaoh. Despite living in a patriarchy society‚ Hatshepsut was able to gain support from the Egyptian people through the use of propaganda such as the story of Divine Birth and Coronation which was carved on the north wall of the middle
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Hatshepsut Geography‚ topography and resources of Egypt and its neighbours‚ The main geographical feature of Egypt was the Nile river which was made with 3 rivers combining (the blue‚ White Nile and the river Atbara river) which ran from though the whole Egyptian landscape. In that time there was 3 seasons first was the flood‚ then the flood waters would retract and leave be hide a thick layer of silt which was perfect for growing crops and allowed papyrus trees to grow giving them
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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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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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