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    This document provides summaries of several important pharaohs and kings of Ancient Egypt, including King Menes who united Upper and Lower Egypt, King Khufu who built the largest pyramid at Giza, Queen Hatshepsut who ruled as pharaoh after her husband's death, and Thutmose III who was a great military leader and captured over 350 cities during his 54 year rule. It also discusses Amenhotep IV, who changed the religion to monotheism and took the name Akhenaten, Tutankhamun who became pharaoh at age 9 and restored polytheism after Akhenaten, and Ramesses II known as Ramesses the Great who had many wives and

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    This document provides summaries of several important pharaohs and kings of Ancient Egypt, including King Menes who united Upper and Lower Egypt, King Khufu who built the largest pyramid at Giza, Queen Hatshepsut who ruled as pharaoh after her husband's death, and Thutmose III who was a great military leader and captured over 350 cities during his 54 year rule. It also discusses Amenhotep IV, who changed the religion to monotheism and took the name Akhenaten, Tutankhamun who became pharaoh at age 9 and restored polytheism after Akhenaten, and Ramesses II known as Ramesses the Great who had many wives and

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    Pharaohs and Kings of

    Ancient Egypt
    King Menes
    Was King of Upper
    Egypt
    United Upper and
    Lower Egypt
    He is known for
    combining the two
    crowns
    White crown for Upper
    Egypt, red crown for
    Lower Egypt
    His death is believed to
    be by wild dogs and
    crocodiles
    King Khufu
    Known for
    creating the
    largest pyramid
    at Giza
    Ruled during 4th
    Dynasty
    Also known as
    Cheops
    Queen Hatshepsut
    Married her half brother
    Thutmose II
    Ruled with Thutmose III,
    Thutmose II son by another wife
    Appointed herself pharaoh
    Disappeared when Thutmose III
    led a revolt to gain power
    Thutmose III
    Destroyed as much
    evidence as possible of
    his stepmother/ aunt
    Known as great
    military leader
    Napoleon of Ancient
    Egypt
    In his 54 years of rule,
    he captured over 350
    cities
    Buried in the Valley of
    the Kings (KV 34)

    Amenhotep IV/
    Akhenaten
    Changed Ancient
    Egyptian Religion to
    monotheism
    Took the name
    Akhenaten, which
    means servant to Aten
    Aten, god and disk of
    the sun
    Married to Nefertiti
    Believed to be the
    father of Tutankhamun
    Often considered the
    heretic king
    Tutankhamun
    Known as the Boy
    King
    Married one of his half
    sisters
    Helped to restore the
    Ancient Egyptian belief
    in polytheism
    Took over the throne
    when he was only 9
    Died around the age of
    19 due to a head injury
    Buried in the Valley of
    the Kings (KV 62)
    Ramesses II
    Known as Ramesses
    the Great
    Had 200 wives, 96
    sons and 60 daughters
    Believed to have lived
    for 96 years
    He was originally
    buried in the Valley of
    the Kings, but was
    moved to avoid looting
    Valley of the Kings
    Used from the 18th
    Dynasty to 20th
    Dynasty
    Common burial ground
    for kings/ pharaohs
    Often robbed by
    common thieves
    Recent discoveries
    have occur in KV 5,
    this is Ramesses II
    tomb of his sons

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