Egyptian Pharaohs

Hatshepsut

Female pharaoh who ruled effectively as a man. Engaged in peaceful stuff like trade, and used secret tombs as burials to prevent tomb raiding

Thutmose III

attempted to erase all memory of Hatshepsut, and replaced peace with war. fought 19 wars in 17 years. Tied the body of a king he killed to the front of his ship, and sailed the Nile.

Akenhaten

First attempt at converting Egypt to monotheism, which failed as soon as he died. He moved the capital south in at attempt to convert people.

Tutenkhamen

Famous because his tomb was found completely untouched, which told us a lot about the culture, and Egypt at the time.

Sety

Best preserved mummy, which was informative about Egypt.

Ramses II

Responsible for world’s first peace treaty

Mernepeteah

Ruled during the end of the bronze age, and things started to go badly.

Ramses III

Last prolific builder and good pharaoh, and fought a lot with the sea peoples

Imhotep

Smart architect who designed the Pyramids for Djoser

Narmer

Unified upper and lower egypt