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Ptolemaic Period
Cleopatra
- last independent ruler of Egypt
- remembered for her love affairs with 2 roman leaders: Julius Caesar and Marc Antony -
Mar 26, 1550
New Kingdom
- golden age of Egypt
- building an empire and producing fireworks of art
- dominated by several larger-than-life characters Hatshepsut:
- ruled in her own right
- first powerful female leader
- wearing beard to symbolize her power
- expanded trade, recieved ebony, ivory and incense
- embarked on an ambitious building program Tuthmosis III
- made wise use of his early years, training in the military
- referred to as the "Napoleon of Egypt" Akhenaton
- concentrated his energies on
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Mar 27, 1550
New Kingdom
Akhenaton
- concentrated his energies on reforming Egyptian religion
- sponsored the workship of Aton
- had temples of other gods closed and their possessions confiscated
Tutankamun
- came to power as young child
- known as King Tut
- remembered as the Pharaoh who restored traditional Egyptian religion
Ramses 11
- in twilight years
- 67 reign, conducted more buildings and colossol statues than any other king
- among his greatest monuments are the 2 temples at Abusimnel -
Late Dynastic Period
- 688 to 343 BCE
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Middle Kingdom
- greatly expanded its political and economic boundaries
- reunited under Theban Kings who would rule for the next 250 years
- Amon-Re (merged with Sun god "Re" to become "Amon-Re" and he was the national god
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Old Kingdom
King Djoser:
- 3rd dynasty, 2nd ruler
- built first mortuary buildings
- developed large and formal bureaucay to support building projects
King Snefru:
- 3rd dynasty, 4th ruler
- built first true Pryamid
- built strong economy on trade and mining
King Khufu:
- also called Cheops
- remembered for the Great Pryamids at Giza -
Early Dynastic Period
King Menes:
- also referred to as Namer or Aha
- founded city of Memphis
- united Upper and Lower Egypt -
Predynastic Period
- 3300 BCE to 2960 BCE