Name: Hatshepsut
Years: Reigned for 22 years
Interesting fact 1: Reigned longer than any other female pharaoh
Interesting fact 2: Didn't wear a top O.o
Name: Amenhotep III
Years: 1389 BC - 1351 BC
Interesting fact 1: He had bribed other rulers with gold
Interesting fact 2: He had 317 wives (again, O.o)
Name: Cleopatra
Years: 69 BC - 30 BC
Interesting fact 1: The last pharaoh to rule Ancient Egypt
Interesting fact 2: Historians say Cleopatra was ugly and looked like a man
Name: Ahmose I
Years: Reigned for 25 years
Interesting fact 1: Also called Neb-Pehty-Re
Interesting fact 2: United Upper and Lower Egypt again after it was separated
Name: Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV)
Years: 1352 BC - 1336 BC, 18th Dynasty
Interesting fact 1: Created a new capital city
Interesting fact 2: Successfully banished the worship of Ancient Egyptian gods
Name: Tutankhamen
Years: 1361 BC - 1352 BC
Interesting fact 1: Mysterious death
Interesting fact 2: No accomplishments made
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Saturday, 6 October 2012
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Timeline of Pyramids (in order from oldest to newest)
Step Pyramid
Builder: Djoser
When it was built: Around 4600 years ago
Location: Saqqara
It was made of limestone blocks mined at a quarry across the river at Tura.
Maidum Pyramid
Builder: Snefru
When was it built: Around 2600 BC
Location: Maidum
It was made of limestone and at first, Snefru wanted to make a different type of pyramid but the building failed and caused some parts to break and turn into rubble. The way he built it was very similar as to how Djoser built his but he was going to do something different at the end.
Bent Pyramid
Pyramid of Khafre
Pyramid of Menkaure
Builder: Djoser
When it was built: Around 4600 years ago
Location: Saqqara
It was made of limestone blocks mined at a quarry across the river at Tura.
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| The Step Pyramid of Djoser |
Builder: Snefru
When was it built: Around 2600 BC
Location: Maidum
It was made of limestone and at first, Snefru wanted to make a different type of pyramid but the building failed and caused some parts to break and turn into rubble. The way he built it was very similar as to how Djoser built his but he was going to do something different at the end.
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| The Meidum Pyramid |
Builder: Snefru
When was it built: Around 2600 BC
Location: Dashur necropolis
Snefru tried to make another type of pyramid again but failed in his attempt to make an equal square pyramid. It is made of limestone from quarries.
Red Pyramid
When was it built: Around 2600 BC
Location: Dashur necropolis
Snefru tried to make another type of pyramid again but failed in his attempt to make an equal square pyramid. It is made of limestone from quarries.
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| The Bent Pyramid |
Builder: Snefru
When was it built: Around 2600 Bc
Location: Dashur Necropolis
Snefru finally succeeded in making an equal square pyramid by carrying the limestone blocks the usual way and carving the surface so it was a square pyramid.
Great Pyramid
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| The Red Pyramid |
Builder: Khufu
When was it built: Around 2550 BC
Location: Giza
Khufu, the son of Snefru built this pyramid in the same way his father did and it is the biggest pyramid in the world.
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| The Great Pyramid of Giza |
Builder: Khafre
When was it built: Around 2520 BC
Location: Giza
The usual classic pyramid at that time which is smooth and equal but with some bumpy parts. It is one of the Pyramids of Giza.
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| The Pyramid of Khafre |
Builder: Menkaure
When was it built: Around 2490 BC
Location: Giza
It was also built in the same way like any other equal pyramid was but it came out ragged and not smooth. It was made of limestone and granite.
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| The Pyramid of Menkaure |
The Pyramids of Giza
Interesting facts:
- When we think of pyramids, the Great Pyramids are usually the first ones we think of
- The Great Pyramid is the biggest pyramid in the world
- The Great Pyramid is the one in the right (looks smaller because of the angle the picture is taken from)
- The Great Pyramid is around as tall as a 40-story building
- The Pyramid of Khafre is the one in the middle
- The Pyramids of Menkaure is the one one the left
- A sphinx 'guards' the Great Pyramid
Some of the Temples
Luxor Temple
Where: East bank of the Nile, Luxor
What: Ancient Egyptian temple
What was it built for: Dedicated to Amon-Re, king of the gods, his consort Mut, and their son Khons
What was it made of: Sandstone
Temple of Edfu
Where: West bank of the Nile, Edfu
What: Ancient Egyptian temple
What was it built for: Dedicated to the falcon god Horus
What was it made of: Sandstone
Where: East bank of the Nile, Luxor
What: Ancient Egyptian temple
What was it built for: Dedicated to Amon-Re, king of the gods, his consort Mut, and their son Khons
What was it made of: Sandstone
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| Luxor Temple |
Where: West bank of the Nile, Edfu
What: Ancient Egyptian temple
What was it built for: Dedicated to the falcon god Horus
What was it made of: Sandstone
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| Temple of Edfu |
Hatshepsut
Years of reign: 1479 - 1458/57 (Approximately 21 years)
Husband: Tuthmose II (Her half-brother!)
Children: None
Interesting facts:
- She was the most famous female pharaoh
- She portrayed herself as a man in paintings and real life
- She wore a fake golden beard
Thursday, 20 September 2012
Geography
Nile River
The Nile River in the Ancient Egyptian times was very important it was even worshipped as a god. People used it for farming, built houses around it, fishing, transportation, herding, extra food source for animals and a water source. Flax and papyrus grew around the banks of the river and were used in their everyday life. Flax was used to make oil and fiber and papyrus was used to make paper. The Nile River also flooded every year calleed the Inundation which brang water to irrigate the dry land and the Ancient Egyptians used it as a calendar because they thought the Inundation was the beginning of a new year. A layer of rich, black silt was deposited there every year after the Nile flooded. They planted their crops every February, after the Nile had receded back to the river bed and harvested them each June, shortyly before the Inundation came again.
A delta is a triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river, typically where it diverges into several outlets. The delta of the Nile was very important as it had rich farmland. The fertile lands in Ancient Egypt were called "Black land" and it was located on the banks of the Nile.
Oases are found throughout Egypt and Ancient Egyptians used it by camping there, growing fruit and growing grain.
Papyrus, flax, gold, salt and sycamore are five examples of natural resources that were available in the Ancient Egyptian empire. Papyrus was used to make paper, flax was used to make oil and fiber, gold was used to earn respect from friends and enemies, salt was used for preserving and sycamore was used to start a fire.
Based on the availability of resources and the geographical features of the Egyptian Empire, the sites for the pyramids and temples were chosen by making sure quarries that had the required stone to make it was nearby.
Emmer wheat, lettuce, cucumber, leek, onion, radish, orchard, pomegranate, dates, melons, figs, barley, lentils, garlic, peas and fava beans were the most common crops and animals food sources grown by Ancient Egyptians.
The Nile River in the Ancient Egyptian times was very important it was even worshipped as a god. People used it for farming, built houses around it, fishing, transportation, herding, extra food source for animals and a water source. Flax and papyrus grew around the banks of the river and were used in their everyday life. Flax was used to make oil and fiber and papyrus was used to make paper. The Nile River also flooded every year calleed the Inundation which brang water to irrigate the dry land and the Ancient Egyptians used it as a calendar because they thought the Inundation was the beginning of a new year. A layer of rich, black silt was deposited there every year after the Nile flooded. They planted their crops every February, after the Nile had receded back to the river bed and harvested them each June, shortyly before the Inundation came again.
Geography
Egypt is in the Middle East region of the world. Natron, brine, soda, limestone, sandstone, granite, basalt, quartzite, copper, malachite, turquoise, alabaster, jasper, carnelian, tin, gold, feldspar and amethyst were mined in Ancient Egypt. Limestone, granite and sandstone came from Ancient Egytian quarries and were used to build pyramids, temples and statues.A delta is a triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river, typically where it diverges into several outlets. The delta of the Nile was very important as it had rich farmland. The fertile lands in Ancient Egypt were called "Black land" and it was located on the banks of the Nile.
Oases are found throughout Egypt and Ancient Egyptians used it by camping there, growing fruit and growing grain.
Papyrus, flax, gold, salt and sycamore are five examples of natural resources that were available in the Ancient Egyptian empire. Papyrus was used to make paper, flax was used to make oil and fiber, gold was used to earn respect from friends and enemies, salt was used for preserving and sycamore was used to start a fire.
Based on the availability of resources and the geographical features of the Egyptian Empire, the sites for the pyramids and temples were chosen by making sure quarries that had the required stone to make it was nearby.
Emmer wheat, lettuce, cucumber, leek, onion, radish, orchard, pomegranate, dates, melons, figs, barley, lentils, garlic, peas and fava beans were the most common crops and animals food sources grown by Ancient Egyptians.
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Daily Life
Craftsmen
Crafstmen wore a plain linen kilt and lived in a simple house. They ate figs, dates, bread, butter, honey, milk, fish and roasted meat in their everyday life. Their job was to supervise a construction and if they had a family, look after the children. They had some free time and spent it by playing senet, an Egyptian board game and sleeping. When supervising a construction, craftsmen can usually be seen caring the plan of the construction.
Women
Women of Ancient Egypt wore a linen dress, a reed necklace, an amulet and lived in a house near the Nile River. They ate bread, fruit, lettuce and wild honey; some were bought from the market while some were farmed by themselves. Their job was to cook, laundry and look after the kids. At that time, they used a large stone as a washboard and liked to gossip in their free time.
Crafstmen wore a plain linen kilt and lived in a simple house. They ate figs, dates, bread, butter, honey, milk, fish and roasted meat in their everyday life. Their job was to supervise a construction and if they had a family, look after the children. They had some free time and spent it by playing senet, an Egyptian board game and sleeping. When supervising a construction, craftsmen can usually be seen caring the plan of the construction.
Women
Women of Ancient Egypt wore a linen dress, a reed necklace, an amulet and lived in a house near the Nile River. They ate bread, fruit, lettuce and wild honey; some were bought from the market while some were farmed by themselves. Their job was to cook, laundry and look after the kids. At that time, they used a large stone as a washboard and liked to gossip in their free time.
Friday, 14 September 2012
Snefru
Before he was a
Pharaoh, Snefru was the leader of the Ancient Egyptian army. Unlike most
Pharaohs, he didn’t gain power through birthright but through marriage. He was
also the founder of the 4th Dynasty and reigned as Pharaoh for 24
years.
His leadership
style was intelligence and logic. With his intelligence, he kept the power of
the royal family fixed and together. Without his logic, he wouldn’t have been
able to construct his 3 pyramids and be the military leader.
His 3 most known
major accomplishments were campaigning against the Libyans and Nubians,
constructing his 3 pyramids and sending a fleet of 40 ships to Lebanon to get
timber as Ancient Egypt was running low on timber.
Snefru made 3
pyramids while he reigned Ancient Egypt as a Pharaoh. Those are the Meidum,
Bent and Red pyramids. The Meidum pyramid is a step pyramid and it is located
around 100km south of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. The ruined part has a height
of 65m, the height from the base to the summit is 93.5m and the base is around
144m long.
The Bent pyramid
and it is a type of bent pyramid. It has a height of 101.1m, a base of 188.6m
and it is located approximately 40km south of Cairo.
And last but not
least, the Red pyramid is a type of true pyramid because as you can see, it is
almost an equal square pyramid. It has a height of 104m, a base of 220m and it
is located in the town of Dashur.
Because Snefru
was the leader of the Ancient Egyptian army, he led every battle and won almost
all the time. He also won the battle against the Libyans and Nubians.
He had 8 sons
and 5 daughters with lots of women but the queen at that time was Hetepheres I.
His parents were Meresankh and his stepfather was Huni but not much information
can be found about them. One of his sons was Khufu, the builder of the Pyramids
of Giza.
I found 3
interesting facts about Snefru. He was actually the first Pharaoh to have his
name written in a cartouche as shown here. It reads S-nef-r-u. Hetepheres I,
his wife was probably his half sister and did you know, “Snefru” in Egyptian
language or hieroglyphics means “The Beauty Maker”?
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
Hieroglyphics
10 interesting facts about hieroglyphics...
- Unlike the language we use nowadays, hieroglyphics were actually pictures of objects. For example, a foot, hand, bird and lion
- You can read hieroglyphics from any direction you want. Whether it be from left to right, right to left, top to bottom, bottom to top or even diagonally
- An eye stands for the number 1
- The Rosetta Stone was found in 1799 and it decoded the hieroglyphic language
- The place where the Rosetta Stone was found was named Rosetta but it is now called Rashid
- Jean Francois Champollion, a French scholar, decoded the hieroglyphic language
- There were two types of hieroglyphic language; demotic and hieroglyphics which priests and scribes use
- The Rosetta Stone was dedicated to Ptolemy V and it also had the king's cartouche
- The Rosetta Stone was found by French soldiers who were rebuilding a fort in Egypt
- The Rosetta Stone the French soldiers found was only a part of a bigger stone
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| The Rosetta Stone |
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
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