Pyramids
Great Pyramids of Giza * Built in c.2560 B.C * Took 20 years to construct * One pyramid contains the tomb of Pharaoh Khufu * Temples dedicated to Khufu * One of the oldest man made seven wonders of the world
Cairo Museum * Contains 120,000 ancient Egyptian artifacts * For example: treasures of King Tutankhamun,such as his solild gold mask * The Museum contains 9 mummies * For example: the mummy of Queen Hatshepsut
Memphis , Ancient Egypt * The location of the Great Temple of Ptah * The temple is dedicated to the creator God * The location of the Royal Palace of Tuthmosis I * Contains many statues dedicated to Rameses II
Karnak, Ancient Egypt * Known as the City of Temples * Contains the Great Temple of Amun * Main parts of the complex include : Precinct of Amun-Re, Precinct of Mut, Precinct Montu & Temple of Amenhotep
Thebes, Ancient Egypt * This location was very wealthy and prosperous * Home to the Royal Theben Family
Luxor, Ancient Egypt * Contains a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great * Contains the Temple of Luxor * This temple was built in c.1390 B.C by King Amenhotep * This temple was completed by King Tutankhamun and added to by Rameses II
Valley of the Kings * Located on the West Bank of the Nile in the Theben Hills * Contains the tombs of pharaohs and powerful nobles during the c.16 – 11 century B.C * Including these tombs is the tomb of King Tutankhamun
Abu Simbel * Built by Rameses II * Twin temples built from a mountainside * A memorial of the supposidly victorious Battle of Kadesh * Monument to Rameses II & his queen Nafetari * Dedicated to the Gods:Amun , Ra – Horakhty and Ptah
Rameses II * The Reign of Rameses II = Egypts final hour of greatness c. 1279 – 1213 B.C * Known as the pharaoh responsible for the most buildings and statues * Known as a warrior , however the battle versus
Cairo Museum * Contains 120,000 ancient Egyptian artifacts * For example: treasures of King Tutankhamun,such as his solild gold mask * The Museum contains 9 mummies * For example: the mummy of Queen Hatshepsut
Memphis , Ancient Egypt * The location of the Great Temple of Ptah * The temple is dedicated to the creator God * The location of the Royal Palace of Tuthmosis I * Contains many statues dedicated to Rameses II
Karnak, Ancient Egypt * Known as the City of Temples * Contains the Great Temple of Amun * Main parts of the complex include : Precinct of Amun-Re, Precinct of Mut, Precinct Montu & Temple of Amenhotep
Thebes, Ancient Egypt * This location was very wealthy and prosperous * Home to the Royal Theben Family
Luxor, Ancient Egypt * Contains a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great * Contains the Temple of Luxor * This temple was built in c.1390 B.C by King Amenhotep * This temple was completed by King Tutankhamun and added to by Rameses II
Valley of the Kings * Located on the West Bank of the Nile in the Theben Hills * Contains the tombs of pharaohs and powerful nobles during the c.16 – 11 century B.C * Including these tombs is the tomb of King Tutankhamun
Abu Simbel * Built by Rameses II * Twin temples built from a mountainside * A memorial of the supposidly victorious Battle of Kadesh * Monument to Rameses II & his queen Nafetari * Dedicated to the Gods:Amun , Ra – Horakhty and Ptah
Rameses II * The Reign of Rameses II = Egypts final hour of greatness c. 1279 – 1213 B.C * Known as the pharaoh responsible for the most buildings and statues * Known as a warrior , however the battle versus