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Discovery Education

Women Monarchs and Heads of State

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
From Queen Elizabeth I of England in the sixteenth century to Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan in modern times, your class members will assume the roles of influential female rulers and take part in an informative and engaging...
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Dr. Zahi Hawass: The Search for Hatshepsut & Discovery of Her Mummy

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of how the mummy of Hatshepsut was found and identified by Egypt's most important archaeologist.
Handout
BBC

Bbc History: Ancient History: Egyptians: Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis: A Royal Feud?

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Hatshepsut and a discussion of the reasons her successor Tuthmosis decided to try to "remove" her from Egyptian history. Archived.
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Discovering Egypt

Discovering Egypt: The Woman Who Was King

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief article describing Queen Hatshepsut's rise to power and her 20-year reign.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Ancient Egyptian Biography for Kids: Hatshepsut

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the biography of Hatshepsut of Ancient Egypt. A famous and powerful woman Egyptian pharaoh.
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Dr. Zahi Hawass: Quest for the Mummy of Hatshepsut

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of Dr. Hawass's (Egypt's foremost expert on ancient Egypt) first attempts to locate and identify the mummy of Hatshepsut. He finally identified her mummy in 2007.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Head of Queen Hatshepsut

For Students 9th - 10th
Queen Hatshepsut is the most famous female ruler of ancient Egypt. This head, which is one of the masterpieces of Eighteenth Dynasty sculpture, is part of a statue that once represented the queen in the shape of the god Osiris.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Head of Queen Hatshepsut

For Students 9th - 10th
This head is part of a statue that shows Queen Hatshepsut wearing the White Crown of Upper Egypt, which was originally adorned, as with all her statues, with the royal cobra (uraeus); it is now missing. She wears the false beard, because...
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Sphinx of Queen Hatshepsut

For Students 9th - 10th
This sphinx of Queen Hatshepsut is different from the traditional Egyptian sphinx. It has a human face, a lion's head with mane and ears, and a lion's body.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Sphinx of Queen Hatshepsut

For Students 9th - 10th
This sphinx is an elegant feminine portrait of Hatshepsut. It is carved in a fairly classical pose. The front legs extend forward and the tail curls around the right hind leg.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Osirian Head of Queen Hatshepsut

For Students 9th - 10th
This head belongs to an Osirian statue of Hatshepsut. She is wrapped in a shroud like a mummy with a full face, wide eyes with curved eyebrows, and an aquiline nose.
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Curated OER

The Search for Hatshepsut & Discovery of Her Mummy

For Students 9th - 10th
The story on how the mummy of Hatshepsut was found and identified by Egypt's most important archaeologist.
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Curated OER

The Search for Hatshepsut & Discovery of Her Mummy

For Students 9th - 10th
The story on how the mummy of Hatshepsut was found and identified by Egypt's most important archaeologist.
Graphic
Curated OER

The Search for Hatshepsut & Discovery of Her Mummy

For Students 9th - 10th
The story on how the mummy of Hatshepsut was found and identified by Egypt's most important archaeologist.
Website
Discovering Egypt

Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a captivating tour through Egypt's past. Visit the ancient temples, the kings and queens of the past. Learn about the hieroglyphic form of communication. Additional links for extended information temples and hieroglyphs.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Standing Statue of Hatshepsut

For Students 9th - 10th
Queen Hatshepsut is portrayed wearing the Nemes headdress with a uraeus, or royal cobra, and the Shendyt kilt so that she would be accepted by the Egyptians, whose traditions demanded a male ruler. The statue was destroyed in the time of...
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PBS

Pbs: Egypt's Golden Kingdom: Virtual Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this PBS Virtual Gallery of Egyptian art and architecture of the New Kingdom. Just click on the gallery, then click on the picture to get more information.
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Mariners' Museum and Park

Mariners' Museum: The Ages of Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of the Age of Exploration and the impact that these explorers had in their countries. Move the timeline cursor to access all the maps. By clicking on the highlighted words, you can discover more in-depth information.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Neferure

For Students 9th - 10th
Neferure was the only daughter of Queen Hatshepsut and King Tuthmosis the Second. She was the protegee or the favorite of Queen Hatshepsut and Senenmut, the Chief of Public Works. She died probably in the year 11 of the reign of her mother.
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Maat Ka Re

For Students 9th - 10th
Maat-ka-re was the daughter of the high priest Pennedjem the first, who seems to have given her the birth name of Queen Hatshepsut. Maat-ka-re held the position of "God's Wife of Amun," so she was considered to be the female head of the...
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Kneeling Statue of Senenmut

For Students 9th - 10th
The statue depicts Senenmut enveloped in a long robe with the symbol of Hathor around his head. Senenmut was the most favored and influential person at the court of Queen Hatshepsut.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Scenes From Punt Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
These scenes show some details of the expedition that Queen Hatshepsut sent along the Red Sea to Punt, now known as Somalia.
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Discovering Egypt

Discovering Egypt: New Kingdom

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the New Kingdom and its dynasties, beginning with the 18th dynasty (1550-1295 BCE). See how Egyptian dating is expressed by ruling families. Related links are provided for detailed information.

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