cleopatra vs. nefertiti

By: Alex BajzathPr.8

Cleopatra vs. Nefertiti

Queens

Cleopatra:Full name- Cleopatra VII Thea Philpater

Mom- Cleopatra V Tryphanea

Dad- Ptolemy XII Auletes - at the time he was pharaoh

Born: 69 B.C.

Nefertiti:Full Name- Nefertiti (which means “the beautiful one has come”)- later she changed it to Neferneferuatn

Mom- Unrecorded

Dad- Unrecorded- Rumored to be Ay

Born:1390 B.C.

Friends of the Queens :Cleopatra NefertitiOlympus

Theophilus

Julia Caesar (relationship)

Mark Antony (husband)

Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten (husband)

King Tut (son in law)

Cleopatra Nefertiti

Both

Queen Fun Facts

• Married young• Cleopatra –

age 12• Nefertiti – age

15

• Oldest Child

• Spoke 9 languages

• Very musical voice

• Had four children

• Not very beautiful, butcharming

• Ruled as co-regent

• Featured in a lot of Egyptian art

• VERY BEAUTIFUL!

• Six daughters

• Most details of life are unrecorded

• Disappears from history in 14th year of husband’s reign

Cleopatra’s Reign•Inherited throne with brother, became queen at age 18•Many enemies, including Octavian (Augustus)•Good and bad ruler – killed youngest brother, made her son co-regent•Last queen of Egypt•Dynasty gave way to Roman rule, & Egypt’s economic collapse•Many movies and books made about her

Nefertiti’s Reign•Ruled during the 18th dynasty, during a time of great wealth gained through military trade•A lot of art and culture that went into the next dynasty•Most remembered for religious changes – changed worship from Amen-ra to Aten, went from many gods to one god•Good and bad ruler:beloved by the people yet resented for religion changes•Helped build new city Amarna•After Akhenaten died, King Tut went back to old religion and destroyed all evidence of Akhenaten’s reign•In 1913 a sculpture is found-it is pictured above

Who do they remind me of?Cleopatra

Nefertiti (and Akhentan)

Hillary Clinton - very smart, clever politician’s, and ambitious for power

President and Mrs. Obama - promised change, very well known, and very powerful

Resources I used:Google and Google Imageswww.ask.comwww.answers.comwww.kingtut.org.ukwww.biography.comwww.wikipedia.comwww.metmuseum.orghttp://touregypt.netwww.ancient-egypt-online.com