Ramses II vs. Tutankhamen

Tutankhamen Reign Ruled the 18 th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt 1332 B.C B.C. (Roughly 9-10 Years) Ruled during the New Kingdom Name Means “Image of Aten”

Ramses II Reign Ruled the 19 th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt 1279 B.C B.C (Roughly 67 years) Ruled during the New Kingdom Known as the “Great ancestor”

WHO’S REIGN WAS BETTER? Why? What things were similar? What things were different?

Tutankhamen Family Father was a Great Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt from a long line of Pharaohs Father was Akhenaten who had married one of his sisters This family line believed in marrying within the bloodline to keep the blood line pure

Tutankhamen Family His Father changed Egypt from a Polytheistic Empire to a Monotheistic Empire. His Father abandoned the traditional gods for a new sun god named Aten

Tutankhamen Family Married his sister at the age of 10 All of his family suffered from genetic disorders due to inter marriage

Tutankhamen Family He had no living children Both his daughters were still born and buried in his tomb He had no heir to his Kingdom

Ramses Family Father was Seti I who was the first ruler of their family line Seti I worked to establish his family as a power in Ancient Egypt Was Polytheistic Seti I followed the rules and laws of Ancient Egypt

Ramses Family Married a wife from Upper Egypt far from his birth place in Lower Egypt Fathered over 100 Children

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THEIR FAMILIES? Why? What things were similar? What things were different?

Tutankhamen Capital After returning the Egyptian Empire to a polytheistic state Tutankhamen moved his capital back to the Ancient capital of Thebes

Ramses Capital After ruling for years Ramses the Great built a new Capital city in his own honor named Ramesses. This city would allow him to launch military campaigns in all directions

WHY WERE THEIR CAPITALS WHERE THEY WERE? Why? What things were similar? What things were different?

Tutankhamen Military Leader Due to a Weakened Economy from his father King Tut was forced to fight most of his battles in the south putting down Nubian uprisings. He did little to expand the Empire

Ramses Military Leader Due to his long and powerful reign Ramses the Great was able to expand the Empire north to present day Turkey and south to Ethiopia

WHO WAS A BETTER MILITARY LEADER? Why? What things were similar? What things were different?

Tutankhamen Building Projects Due to a weakened economy and returning the country to the worship of the old gods, most of Tutankhamen's building projects were small and religious in nature

Ramses Building Projects Ramses built more Monuments and more Temples than any other Egyptian ruler Most were dedicated to himself and the gods They were built to show his dominance over his people and his enemies

Ramses cont. He built the massive temple to Amun-Ra at Karnak

HOW DID CONSTRUCTION UNDER THEIR RULE DIFFER? Why? What things were similar? What things were different?

Tutankhamen Appearance Slight build and was roughly 5’11” in height He had a shaved head Chance of scoliosis due to family genetic deformities

Ramses Appearance Believed to be just under 6’ tall Powerful build of a warrior Reddish/blonde hair which was rare for the area

Tutankhamen Death Cause of Death is unknown. It is believed he may have been murdered or died of a genetic disease

Ramses Death In his 80’s it is believed that Ramses died of an infection in his mouth/jaw that his doctors were unable to treat

WAS KING TUT MURDERED? Why? Thoughts?

Tutankhamen Tomb Was found small and intact with all his possessions Contained the mummies of his wives and children, his golden throne and weapons Was found in the Valley of the kings

Tutankhamen Tomb His own body was still there Believed to be cursed

Ramses Tomb Largest Tomb Ever Found Was robbed a few hundred years after his death Believed to have contained over 67 years of collected gold and treasure

Ramses Tomb Contained hundreds of smaller family member tombs and chambers Found in the Valley of the Kings

THOUGHTS ON THEIR TOMB DESIGN Why? What things were similar? What things were different?

Tutankhamen Aftermath King Tutankhamen was the boy king. He had a short rule and died at any early age. He left no heir and a widowed wife His empire was taken over within a few short years

Ramses Aftermath Ruled longer then any Egyptian ruler Left dozens of heirs and a powerful Empire behind Believed to have been the Pharaoh of the Exodus in the Bible Empire would strive for years following his death

Tutankhamen the Man Was a boy that relied on military and political advisors to help him rule Left little record of his rule due to how short it was

Ramses the Man Led a long and eventful life Left thousands of paintings and Monuments about his reign Believed he was invincible Made his own decisions and feared nothing