2. Pharaohs were the king or
Queen of Egypt. Most pharaohs
were men but some well-known
pharaohs, such as Nefertiti and
Cleopatra, were women.
A Pharaoh was the most important
and powerful person in the
kingdom. He was the head of the
government and high priest of
every temple.The people of Egypt
considered the pharaoh to be a
half-man, half-god.
The Pharaoh owned all of Egypt.
3. The ancient Egyptians did
not refer to their Kings as
Pharaohs. The word
Pharaoh comes from the
Greek language and was
used by the Greeks and
Hebrews to refer to the
Kings of Egypt. Today, we
also use the word Paraoh
when referring to the kings Statues of some of the
of Egypt. kings of the Pharaohs
4. The first true pharaoh of Egypt was Narmer
(sometimes called Menes), who united Lower Egypt
and Upper Egypt. He was the first king of the First
Dynasty, the beginning of the Old Kingdom.
Egypt was once divided into two kingdoms. The
kingdom in Lower Egypt was called the red crown and
the one in Upper Egypt was known as the white
crown.
Around 3100 B.C. the pharaoh of the north conquered
the south and Egypt became united. The pharaoh's
name was King Narmer (Menes). He founded the first Narmer
capital of Egypt where the two lands met. It was called
Memphis. (Thebes became the next capital of Egypt (sometimes
and then Amarna was made the capital during the
reign of King Akhenaten.)
called Menes)
5. The Ancient Egyptians
believed that their Pharaoh
was the god Horus, son of
Re, the sun god. When a
pharaoh died he was
believed to be united with
the sun and then a new
Horus ruled on earth.
6. In the Old and Middle Kingdoms
(2628-1638 BC), Egyptian kings were
buried in pyramids. About 50 royal
pyramids have survived. They were
built on the desert edge, west of the
ancient capital of Memphis.
In the New Kingdom (1504-1069
BC), Egyptian kings were buried in
tombs in the Valley of the Kings at
Thebes. These tombs were tunnels
cut deep into the natural rock.
7. The most famous
Pharaohs often
Egyptian pharaoh
had several
today is -without
wives but only
doubt-
one was queen.
Tutankhamun.
Tutankhamun
8. Nefertari : (c. 1300-1250 BC) were great wives
properties (main or wife) of Ramesses the Great.
Nefertari means associated with the beautiful
name translates different meanings of "beloved
that is unmatched," or "beautiful beautiful world"
or they resemble the star, those that appear at the
beginning of a new year. Nefertari is one of the
most famous Egyptian queens Cleopatra, Nefertiti
and Hatshepsut. Zain Ramses the Great.
9. Papyrus months plants known to
man since the dawn of history, which
is a water plant grows in freshwater
swamps and shallow land covered by
water to a depth of no more than 50
cm or aspects of canals and severe
soil moisture or salt water.
Use ancient Egyptians papyrus in
many uses, it has made of the leg
ropes (samples of which are Egyptian
Museum), as well as use in the
manufacture of mats to sit on it, or to
encapsulate the dead bodies before
burial after the mummification
process and making priests of marrow
papyrus sandals which were
Atnalunha.
10. The ancient Egyptians believed - after death - that their
tomb is not eternal, but there is a trial to another life, which is
eternal life eternal.
They expressed in the ancient Egyptian language (de Ankh Jet
Geh) and translated (to give life or eternal), which was stamped
all called for charges on the graves.
To reflect this period between death and life second to be
tried before the god of the underworld (Auxerre). The
Imagine ancient Egyptians trial in different ways, although they
met the key elements in their perception of her, bearing in
mind that the statement to us from the views of the trial was
filmed selection of the cemetery before his death, and
according to his wishes is what he wishes for himself, also
appeared in talismans 30 and 125 of the Book of the Dead. .
11. As always happens, every time they arise a new fad, the term spread rapidly
amazing, and claimed the total repeat it, discuss it, and Evhsouna and Amahsouna
.
As is also the case, split Followers, between supporters and opponents of the idea
..
Proponents emphasized that the pharaohs lived a world strange strange, leaving
us with a lot of mysteries and secrets, which did not we detected yet, it is not
unlikely, then, that successors behind a curse, infect both desecrate graves, even if
this pretext to achieve payroll new archaeological ..
Opponents insisted that there is no scientific foundation and one could support
the idea, and it is absurd to hesitate something like that, just to be funded
campaign (Howard Carter) was killed fever.
12. Birthdays Pharaohs associated since ancient times by the Nile and
sanctify him, and natural elements that symbolize them well and
thrive.
Today Egyptians celebrate Gala "shm Anaseem"
Origin of the name Gala Way to celebrate when the Pharaohs:
"shm Anaseem":
Begins Pharaohs celebrate the first
Called pharaohs Holiday night or the "Night Vision"
"Hmoh" any Baath life ceremonial religious, where
again, and over the centuries mentioned "night vision" which
has been added to the word announces the birth time and breathe
"breeze"; especially after the life into more than Papyrus of papyri
character name to "sniff" the pharaohs, then turns feast with
Coptic period, returns Sunrise to festival popular involving
relative to the queer air of all classes of people as The
spring breeze at this time. Pharaoh, and senior state officials.
