History 8 Egypt ID's

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  • 18. Senefru
  • 19. Khufu

Khufu was a prosoperous pharaoh of Egypt. Khufu, the second pharaoh of the fourth dynasty of the Old Kingdom, reigned for 23 years. He, along with many other pharaohs, prepared for death his entire life, he is credited with building the Great Pyramid of Giza, now known as Khufu's Pyramid, and incorporated many of his father's ideas of how to build the pyramid. Khufu was considered a god by his people that created mankind and was responsible for the yearly floods of the Nile. His body and treasure were never found and are one of the great mysteries of Ancient Egypt.

More Information Here: http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/khufu.htm

Paige Avery

  • 22. Djedefre
  • 27. Senemut

Senemut was a commoner who rose to power using his smarts and skills rather than noble blood line. He was rumored to love Pharaoh Hatshepsut, and his tomb was dug relatively close to Hatshepsut's tomb at Deir-al-Bahri, on sacred ground. He is rumored to have been the architect of Deir-al-Bahri as well. He also oversaw a stone obelisk project that only lasted 7 months, and apparently it was some kind of record back in his time. He even tutored the queen's daughter at one point. It is also unconfirmed, but suspected that he served as the queen's advisor. Of what, however, no sources or records tell. Sources: Video in class (1/31/12) http://euler.slu.edu/~bart/egyptianhtml/kings%20and%20Queens/Senmut.html Jordan McLemore-Moon

  • 29. Amonhotep I

Amonhotep I was the second king of the Eighteenth Dynasty. His father was Ahmose I, who helped to rid the Hyksos from Egypt. Little is known about Amonhotep I's rule. According to an autobiography of a soldier as well as an inscription in Ahmose's tomb, it is said that he led campaigns to Libya and Kush. Amonhotep's mummy remains the only royal mummy yet to be unwrapped. For more information, go to [1] Philip Kensinger

  • 30. Amonhotep III

Amhonhotep III was the ninth pharoah of the eighteenth dynasty. He uplifted Egypt, his rule being the peak of artistic spleandor and prosperity for all of Egypt. His rule was also a time of great Egyptian influence in the rest of the world.

For an image, go to Amonhotep III For more information, click [2].

  • 31. Akhenaten Akhenaten was a pharoh who reigned in ancient Egypt about 3,500 years ago. Although he was pharoh for a short time, he is famous for his religious revolution. He overthrew Egypt's polytheism, or "belief in or worship of more than one god" [3] and replaced it with the worship of a single god, Aten, the sun god [4]. His chief wife was named Neferetti, and they moved away from Thebes and established a new captital, which is now known as Armana. The city was dedicated to Aten. He also infuleunced the art of the time period. Akhenaten was the first pharoh to have images and paintings done of himself and his family that actually looked like them. In 1335 B.C., Neferetti disappeared and most likely died, and in 1332 B.C., Akhenaten died, and the circumstances were never explained [5]. Noel Higgason
  • 33. Tutankahmen

King Tut was king of ancient Egypt (reigned 1333–23 ). He is known chiefly for his intact tomb, KV 62 (tomb 62), discovered in the Valley of the Kings in 1922. During his reign, powerful advisers and the pharaoh himself reinvented Ancient Egypt's culture, art, and religion, both of which had been set aside by Akhenaten (which was also his father), who had led the “Amarna revolution.” This revolution consisted of a whole new turning in the traditions of Egypt. He took the throne at nine years and reigned until at about 19 when he died (MRI scans and advanced CAT scan machines indicate he died of a battle wound, to the knee, and died of infection). He was married to his half-sister, who tragically died because of childbirth complications. The reason King Tut and his tomb are so famous is because they hadn't been opened and discovered until recently. It is also very richly adorned, which suggests that he was very famous, and ruled Egypt with success. Not only is it his famous solid-gold mask suggests this, but his 9-layer box/tomb that shows that the Egyptians wanted him to be preserved and kept hidden from robbers and aging. He died very young, but influenced Egypt very much in his 10 years of reign. [6], ~Stefania A. Ciurea

  • 34. Ankhesenamun

Ankhesenamun was the wife of Tutankhamen and Queen of Egypt. She married her husband at the age of thirteen. Tutankhamen was about eight. After their young marriage, they went on to rule Egypt for ten years, until King Tut's sudden death at age eighteen. Interestingly, however, after Tutankhamen's sudden death, records have shown that his hurriedly-put-together tomb has no *wifely" items. Tut's personal advisor, Ay, may have been trying to take Ankesnamun, his granddaughter, as his wife to become the new pharaoh. Her history is fuzzy, but records show she might have given birth to two still born daughters. I have gotten my information from the webiste: http://www.kingtutone.com/queens/ankhesenamun/ Jboyce

  • 36. Horemheb
  • 40. Herodotus

Herodotus was a historian from ancient Greece,known for his writings in history. His first book was about Cyrus' take over in Persia. The second is about the growing empire of Egypt. The next three books were about the expansion of Persia,the Ionian revolt,and the burning of Sardis. The sixth book explains the first Persian attack on Greece. His last three books are about Xerxes' invading Greece and their defeat. Herodotus was the first traveler to record his accounts and he is considered the father history.


Gods of Egypt

  • 45. Anubis
  • 46. Horus

Horus was a very significant god, in fact he was the patron god of the Egyptians and he ruled over the skies and acted as a protector/god of war. Ruling the skies included the sun and the moon which were his thought of to be his eyes that traveresed the world as he soared over it as a falcon (the designated animal head for him). Horus is the son of Isis and the combonation of the two gods Ra and Khonsu of whom also have falcon heads.-JV"

For more on Horus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus

  • 47. Isis

Isis is an ideal motherly figure to Egyptians and to the god family. She was thought of to be matron of nature and magic the father of all pharaohs, and daughter of Geb, the God of the Earth. Myths said that when she wept for her dead husband Osiris, the Nile flooded.-JV"

For more on Isis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis

  • 48. Osiris

Osiris, father of Horus and Seth , was the god of afterlife, the underworld, and the dead. He was the husband and brother of Isis. He is often depicted as a green man with a tall white hat. Other than being the ruler of the dead, he is the god who is credited with the learning of the Egyptians skills of law, agriculture, and religion.

More information and images can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osiris

  • 49. Seth

Seth is known as the Lord of Upper Egypt and the evil brother of Osiris. He is often represented by a man with the head of an unknown animal. He sometimes is shown as a crocodile. He is represented as a hippopotamus or a black pig in his battles with Horus.

A good source:

http://www.egyptartsite.com/seth.html

A good image:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Set.svg

  • 50. Thoth

Thoth was the god of the moon, magic, and writing. He is the lord of all books, and there for he is the patron god of all scribes. He was the inventor of medicine, astronomy and geometry. His most important role however, was his role in the Hall of Maat, where he wrote down the final judgment of the weighing of one's soul. He is represented with having the head of an ibis. Throughout Egypt mythology, he is credited with many accomplishments, and is one of the more famous gods.

For and image of Thoth go to [7]

Sources: [8], [9]

-Cameron Weiner

  • 55. [Hathor]]

Over all, Hathor is the goddess of love, music, and beauty. She was a patron for women, and she could help with child birth, children, and fertility as well. She also gave out good things to the dead. She is generally portrayed as a woman with cow horns, a cow, or a woman with a cow head. Originally her father created her to kill men who were disobedient to him, and he named her Sekhmet. When she was not needed anymore, she continued to kill. Her father gave her blood disguised as alcohol, which disabled her from ever killing again, making her the goddess of love.

Sources: http://www.egyptianmyths.net/hathor.htm,

www.thekeep.org/~kunoichi/kunoichi/themestream/hathor.html

For an image of Hathor go to: http://www.egypt-travel-guide.com/egyptian-gods.htm

-Cameron Weiner

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