Rule During the New Kingdom By Justine Coleman and Dina Ninan

Deir el-Bahri, Thebes Hatshepsut built a temple at Deir el-Bahri, Thebes. She built this temple west of the Nile and near the river of Thebes. There were three courts, the upper court, the middle court, and the lower court. The lower court was once planted with trees and vines. The ramps lead to the higher levels. In the middle court, the birth colonnade and punt colonnade were on either sides of the ramp. On the other side of the middle court with the birth colonnade, was Anubis Chapel. Hathor Chapel was on the left side of the Upper court. On the upper court there were carvings and sculptures honoring Hatshepsut's birth.

Hatshepsut's Family Tree Secondary Wife_____Thutmose I ____Great Royal Wife Harem Wife ___ Thutmose II (50% royal) ___Hatshepsut(100% royal) Thutmose III (25% royal) _______ daughter

Timeline for Rule During the New Kingdom 1800 B.C B.C B.C. ___________________________________ C1567 B.C. C 1085 B.C. C1567 B.C. C 1085 B.C Queen Hatshepsut ruled Queen Hatshepsut ruled Reign of Thutmose III; empire expands into Syria Reign of Thutmose III; empire expands into Syria.

Hatshepsut Hatshepsut was the fifth ruler of the 18 th dynasty. Hatshepsut's remains were long considered lost, but in June 2007 a mummy from Tomb KV60, known as the "Strong One" was identified as her remains by Zahi Hawass, the chief of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities. Modern CT scans of that mummy believed to be Hatshepsut suggest she was about fifty years old when she died from a ruptured abscess after removal of a tooth. Although this was the cause, it is quite possible she would not have lived much longer; there are signs in her mummy of metastatic bone cancer, as well as possible liver cancer and diabetes.

Cleopatra Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt from 51 B. C. to 30 B.C. She ruled with the help of her brother. Eventually her brother died in a battle because he was not a good ruler. Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt from 51 B. C. to 30 B.C. She ruled with the help of her brother. Eventually her brother died in a battle because he was not a good ruler. Caesar met Cleopatra and was charmed immediately by her. Caesar (a Roman) and Cleopatra married and had a baby in 47 B. C. Caesar, later, was murdered. Cleopatra married a man named Antony. When Antony was

Thutmose III Thutmose III was the sixth ruler of the 18 th dynasty. He reigned from 1479 to 1425 B. C. Historians consider Thutmose III to have been the Napoleon of Egypt because of his military conquests. He made seventeen military campaigns, and used warfare as a way of turning Egypt into a superpower and a military force to be reckoned with. Thutmose III is considered to be one of Egypt 's greatest warrior pharaohs.

Quiz 1. Hatshepsut was the stepmother of____. A. Thutmose I B. Thutmose II C. Thutmose III 2. Someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule is called a(n) _____. A.regent.B.exile.C.dynasty.D.pharaoh. 3..Alexander the Great was from where? A. Phoenicia B. Antarctica C. Macedonia D. Egypt 4.. Why did Cleopatra VII commit suicide?