monuments. One of her greatest achievements in architecture was two obelisks, built in her honor. One of the obelisks is still standing in Egypt today. Did you know that we have an obelisk in Washington D.C. and it’s one of our greatest monuments? If you have never been to Washington D.C. to see it, why not go to Egypt to see one!
Tutmosis II had only four years ruling Egypt until his death. Tutmosis III was still a young child, and could not rule. So Queen Hatshepsut was his advisor. She was only supposed to rule until he was of age, but she refused to give up the throne. Tutmosis III did not say or do anything about this, but let Hatshepsut rule. Determined to keep Tutmosis the Thirds mind set, and to show Egypt that she could be a real Pharaoh, she dressed as a man, even wearing false beards. She ruled until she died, at a young age, though some archeologists thing that she might have died at age 50. That would be 20 years past the Egyptian life expectancy.
Bibliography
http://www.touregypt.net/magazine/mag02012001/magf1.htm
http://marriage.about.com/od/ancientegyptian/p/
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A mysterious death? A Queen who became a King? A monument she built is the mirror image of one of ours? A great Pharaoh who was erased from history forever? Queen Hatshepsut is all of these things along with being one of the greatest female Pharaohs of Egypt.
Queen Hatshepsut married her brother Tutmosis II at age 15 after her father died. Hatshepsut had one daughter, Neferue who died at a young age. Since Hatshepsut had supposedly no other children, Tutmosis II fathered another child, Tutmosis III whose mother is not known.
Hatshepsut lived in the 18th Dynasty, in the beginning of the New Kingdom. She built many temples, and
Queen Hatshepsuts toumb was found on Sunday July 15 2007. Untill then most people believed that her mysterious death was caused by her stepson who was jelous of her. He assured all of the people that she was mummified and saftly in her toumb. The break through on the discovery was a simple box, that had Hatshepsuts cartosh.
by carrie
