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The Pharaohs© Lucy Charlotte Acland Johnson
The gods were the lawmakers and everybody answered to them. However, it was difficult for people to obey things they couldn't see and they really needed someone to explain things to them- someone to act as a go-between the gods and the people. The person who did this was Pharaoh (pronounced "fair-o).
The Pharaoh was the most important person in Egypt. He made the important decisions (he had advisors) and if something went wrong everybody immediately looked to him. Pharaoh was like a king.
One of the greatest pharaohs was Ramses the second, known as Ramses the great. He ruled in the time called the New Kingdom and lived the longest of all the pharaohs too. He became pharaoh aged twenty-five and reigned for over sixty-five years-he outlived some of his children! Ramses was very well known for his building- the two temples at Abu Simbel dedicated to him and his queen, Nefertari, are very famous. He was also a great warrior and fought with the Hittites until the two forces eventually signed a peace treaty. Ramses had two main wives: Nefertari (who died long before him) and Istnofret (by whom he had many children). His mummy was found with those of his father and grandfather. Akhenaten was also a very famous pharaoh. His queen was called Nefertiti and together they tried to change the Egyptian religion. They ordered that only the sun god (Aten) was to be worshipped. They founded a new capital city and lost a lot of the empire. When Akhenaten died his successor, Tuthankhamun restored the old religion. Pharaohs after Akhenaten erased his name from monuments and he became known as Akhenaten the hated. Pharaohs spent a lot of time planning their tombs. Their bodies were mummified. In December I will explain how mummies were made... Go To Page: 1
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