Thursday, November 10, 2011

Pharaoh: Lord of the Two Lands

                                
The most powerful person in ancient Egypt was the pharaoh. The pharaoh was the political and religious leader of the Egyptian people, holding the titles: 'Lord of the Two Lands' and 'High Priest of Every Temple'. As 'Lord of the Two Lands' the pharaoh was the ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt. He owned all of the land, made laws, collected taxes, and defended Egypt against foreigners. As 'High Priest of Every Temple', the pharaoh represented the gods on Earth. He performed rituals and built temples to honor the gods.  Many pharaohs went to war when their land was threatened or when they wanted to control foreign lands. If the pharaoh won the battle, the conquered people had to recognize the Egyptian pharaoh as their ruler and offer him the finest and most valuable goods from their land.
 
Questions:
1. What tools did the Pharaohs use as a sign of authority?
2. Describe their crowns and headdresses.
3. Briefly explain the history of the ‘’Pharaoh’’ title.
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4 comments:

  1. Maria AchkarNovember 27, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    Again very informative.You explain really well all the roles of the Pharaon.
    I couldn't stop reading the paragraph.
    And the questions are quite accurate.
    Great Job!!!!

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  2. Hawazen AlnuweiriNovember 28, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    1) the scepter/staff, the headdress, the beard (even women pharaohs were depicted with a beard)

    2) they did not really have crowns, but had elaborate headresses that would symbolize the pharaoh's rule over upper & lower egypt. the headdress shown here is a different style.

    3) the pharaoh was the political & religious leader of the Egyptian people & ruled both upper & lower egypt & made all the rules, taxes, etc.

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  3. Maria AchkarNovember 30, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    1- the scepter/staff, the headdress, the beard (even women pharaohs were depicted with a beard)
    2-Well they mainly had headresses which mostly symbolize the pharaoh's rule over upper and lower Egypt.
    3-He was the political and religious leader,made all the rules,taxes,wars etc...

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  4. Hala MazehDecember 2, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    1. The scepter/staff, the headdress, & the beard which was also grown by women pharaohs.
    2.Pharaohs did not have crowns; instead they used headresses which symbolized the rule of the pharaoh over both upper & lower Egypt.
    3.The Pharaoh was the most powerful person in Egypt who represented both the political & religious leadership. The Pharaoh was also the ruler of both Upper & Lower Egypt. The Pharaoh was the owner of all lands, collecter of taxes, establisher of laws and the defender of Egypt against foreigners.

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