pharaoh speaks… egypt. pharaoh khufu (pyramid builder)

Pharaoh Speaks…

EGYPT

Pharaoh Khufu (Pyramid Builder)

Pyramids of Giza

World heritage site

Pharaoh Senusret I

(Patron of the Arts)

Carved scenes tell the story of

Pharaoh Senusret I

Pharaoh Hatshepsut (Promoter of Egyptian Trade)

Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis

“Welcome my sweet daughter, my favorite, the King of Upper and Lower

Egypt, Hatshepsut. Thou art the Pharaoh, taking possession of the Two

Lands.”

World heritage site

Dayr el-Bahari: Temple of Hatshepsut

Her nephew attempted to erase

evidence of her reign

Pharaoh Ramses II (Military Leader & Master Builder)

Quick Fact: Ramses II lived to about 90 years old and was 5’7 feet tall.

Abu Simbel (Temple of Ramses II)

World heritage site

The Great Monuments of Ramses II

Queen Nefertari

The Practice of Mummification

Pharaoh Hatshepsut Pharaoh Ramses II

Egyptians believed that a person would need his or her body in the afterlife

Independent Station Silent Reading (Lesson 8) Reading Challenge Activity

Teachers Email: kmagnuson@laalliance.org Pearson: username Password: history

Closure Sticky Note – Who was the most

interesting Pharaoh we learned about today? Why?

Khufu – Senusret – Hatshepsut – Ramses II