Famous Pharaohs
by A list of notes on some famous pharaohs.
1550 B.C. Akmos II will organize a huge chariot army and will kick the Hyksos out of Lower Egypt, Thereby reuniting Upper and Lower Egypt
1458 B.C. Hatshepsut will become the only female to rule as Pharaoh. Daughter of Thutmose I, she is wise enough, sharp enough, and powerful enough to rule in her own name. She wears false ’stylized” beard in public. *Organized an expedition to the land of Punt (modern day Somalia) for Frankincense and Myrrh.
1358 B.C. Akhenaton ( Real name: Amen-Hotep IV) says there is only one god- Aten-Ra, Sun god. Perhaps the World’s first Monotheist. He is married to Nefertiti. When he dies, Egypt reverts to Polytheism.
Thutmose III and Ramses both fight Hittites for control of Land.
Thutmose- Battle of Megidelo (Israel)
Ramses-Battle of Qadeoh (Syria)
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