Bibliography

References

Pharaoh's post references

•  "Ancient Egypt the Amarna period ." B.C Archaelogy study tour of the Ancient world. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2012. <www.bcarchaeology.com/amarna.html >.
•  "Amenhotep III." Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2012. <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenhotep_III >.

Hatshepsut references

• "Hatshepsut Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com ." Famous Biographies & TV Shows - Biography.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://www.biography.com/people/hatshepsut-9331094>.
• "Hatshepsut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatshepsut>.

Nile river references

• 12, J. V. Sutcliffe & Y. P. Parks (1999).. "Nile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia."Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile>.
• Barrow, Mandy. "the River Nile." Ancient Egypt. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 July 2012. <www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/egypt/nile.htm>.

The Great Pyramid of Giza

• "Great Pyramid of Giza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza>.
• "The Pyramids of Giza in Egypt." Egypt Pyramids Pharaohs Hieroglyphs - Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://www.discoveringegypt.com/pyramid3.htm>.

Temple of Luxor references

• ""Ancient Egypt - Temple of Luxor." Egypt Pyramids Pharaohs Hieroglyphs - Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2012. 
• Veloso, Bryan . "Luxor teple." Egyptian monuments. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2012. <egyptsites.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/luxor-temple/ >.
• "Luxor Temple - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxor_Temple>.
• "Luxor Temple - Luxor, Egypt." Sacred Sites at Sacred Destinations - Explore sacred sites, religious sites, sacred places. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://www.sacred-destinations.com/egypt/luxor-luxor-temple>.

The sphinx

• "Sphinx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx>.
• "What is the Sphinx made of." The Q&A wiki. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_Sphinx_made_of>.

Important sites

Important ancient Egyptian sites

The Sphinx

Location: Near modern-day Cairo, on the Giza plateau, bordering to the Sahara desert.

What is it?

 It's a big statue with a lion body and a head of a man.

Why was it built?

The Sphinx was built to represent the reigning pharaoh in a form of a lion or a god. As we can see it has a lion body and a human head, even if the nose is broken.

What is it made of?

The Sphinx is made of Limestone.

Fast Facts: 

• The Great Sphinx is 57 meters long, 6 meters wide and the height is 20 meters high.
• The paws are 50 meters long.
• A beard, the symbol of a pharaoh, used to be on the Sphinx but it called of a very long time ago. 

The Temple of Luxor

The temple of Luxor, at an angle. 

Location: The city now known as Luxor, on the east bank of the Nile river.

Why was it built?

The Temple of Luxor was dedicated to the King of the Gods, Amun-Re. It was a place to worship.

What is it made of?

It is made of sandstone.

The Great Pyramid of Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza facts

• Built by the orders go Pharaoh Khufu.
• Guessed that it has 2,300,000 stone blocks weighing about 2 ton each.
• 146.5 meters high
• The pyramid has been the tallest monument for over 3,000 years
• The construction started circa 2584 BC
• There are three known chambers, the Queen chamber, the King chamber nd the unfinished chamber. There is ask a grand gallery in it where it's big, narrow hallway with a very high ceiling and walls on both sides. 
• The features of the gigantic pyramid is so big that it can even be seen from the moon.
• The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only member of the seven wonders of the ancient world remaining  
• The temperature inside the pyramid is constantly 68 degrees F, 20 degrees C

Pyramid of Giza in Egypt

The pyramid of Giza. Can you see the people around it? 

Hatshepsut

Temple of Hatshepstut

Hatshepsut statue


Queen Hatshepstut was born to Pharaoh Thutmose I and queen Ahmose, both from a royal family in 1502 BC- 1458 BC. She was very unusual. She was a female pharaoh. Even if she was a female she refused to wear anything that a pharaoh wouldn't when she did her duties as pharaoh. She wore a fake beard and a skirt with lots of jewelry. She claimed that the sun god- Ra pointed directly at her being the pharaoh. She also put herself in many of the stories related to the egyptian gods so she would seem god -like. Her rise of power started when her husband, Thutmose II, died. She ruled for about 20-22 years and during that time she built many monuments. Trading with other countries during that time also expanded. 

After Queen Hatshepstut's mysterious death, her stepson destroyed her tomb and many of her monuments because she took his place in ruling egypt.

Nile River

The Nile River in Egypt

The Nile River in the ancient times was very important. It gave the people water, transportation, growing plants, washing etc... Because of the river, it was much easier to live in Egypt. It gave them water to drink and water to water the crops they grew. The animals also drank and survived by the Nile. This helped the Ancient Egyptians with food and drinks. 

Since the river went right through Egypt,  the inhabitants settles themselves near the river so they didn't have to walk too far to get water. But they didn't live too near because of the flooding that happened every year. Their houses would get soaked and very damaged of the over flowing river then. When the flooding was gone it left some rich mud that helped plants grow healthier. 

The Nile river also made a good transportation too. For instance, they delivered stuff on boats from one city to another. Papyrus, ancient egyptian plants, provided them with paper. They also made boats of the reeds. In the desert it almost never  rains, so the Nile river was the only water source they could have year round. They thought the river was like a god that saved them from starving and dying out. 

The Nile River god was Hapi, who they worshipped a lot. 

Facts about Pharaohs

Pharaoh: Amenhotep III (1377-1351 B.C)

Interesting facts

Amenhotep III mask

1. He ruled during a time of peace, called the Amarna period.

2. He had around 317 wives! It has been said that his most loved queen was Tiy. On their wedding he took her on a very fancy boat with many flowers and decorations, and he rode it with her on the NIle river so everyone could see her with them. This is known as the most romantic and fanciest wedding of all ancient Egypt. He married her at the age of 11 or 12. 

3. He became pharaoh at the age of 12 and ruled egypt for 39 years.

4. Known as the pharaoh who beautified ancient egypt because he made many monuments during his time. One of the most famous temples, The Temple of Luxor (also known as Temple of Amun during their time) was built by him.

5. His son, Akenhaten, became pharaoh after him and Akenhaten was never in family portraits. Akenhaten also tried to take away all egyptian beliefs.

6. Amenhotep III's name means 'Amun is pleased, Ruler of Thebes'.

7. He was the ninth ruler Egypt.

8. He was born to Pharaoh Thutmose and Queen Mutemwiya.

9. All his wives were taken care of very well, but it's said that Tiy was the most intelligent of them all.

10. He died of an unknown disease at the age of 50.

King Khufu

Pharaoh: Khufu (2551 - 2528 B.C)

Interesting facts

1. He was cruel and heartless.

2. Known as the pharaoh who put himself first of everyone else.

3.Killed many people and he was hated by all egyptians, when he died they burnt all his stuff.

4. He had 6 sons and 15 daughters. 

5. He built the pyramid Giza, it stayed the strongest all these years too.

6. His body was so well hidden no one has ever found it. 

7. He didn't believe in the Egyptian Gods, he only believed in one.

8. Egyptians thought he was crazy.Those who told him he was wrong or something he didn't want to hear, got killed, tortured or became a slave if lucky.

9. He sold his daughter so he would get money.

10. He ruled for 23 years. 

King Tutenkhamen

Pharaoh: Tutenkhamen (1360 - 1343 B.C) 

Interesting facts

1. 8-9 years old when he became a pharaoh.

2. Major accomplishment was hiding his tomb. No robber could find it. 

3. No one know how he died, Guesses are a sickness because there was lots of egyptian medicine in his tombs. It's also been said he had a curse, everyone who visited his tomb died. 

4. He was 180 cm tall

5. He died at the age of 18. 

That's all for today! 

Cartouche

This is an egyptian cartouche! Inside are the letters, going up and then down to read it, then inside the border to protect the name. Make your own at this website: http://www.virtual-egypt.com/newhtml/glyph/glyph.html