The picture above shows Thutmose III and Hatshepsut. Thutmose III was co-regent for a time with Hatshepsut (his stepmother and aunt). I originally thought this was Thutmose I and Hatshepsut, but decided to leave it as the chapter intro anyways. I'm not sure which one is which.
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I first learned about Hatshepsut reading The Egypt Game as a child, and have been fascinated with her ever since. So, I was very excited to learn that she was covered in SOTW. I thought they covered her well, but there was one oversight about Hatshepsut in this chapter (an understandable one since it's information that has only come out relatively recently).
This chapter in Story of the World said that Hatshepsut didn't fight any wars. But she did. According to the book 'Hatchepust, the Female Pharoah' by Joyce Tyldesley, which came out shortly after the first edition of Story of the World, there is growing evidence of Hatshepsut's "military prowess." During her reign wars were fought against Nubia, the nations of the Upper Nile, against the Ethiopians, and probably also against the Asiatics. However, the book also did say that "Hatchepsut's military policy is perhaps best described as one of unobtrusive control; active defense rather than deliberate offense."
(Foreign names tend to have various spellings in translation. Hatchepsut is just another variation).
Here's a few random facts about Hatshepsut not included in the chapter that also might be fun to share....
- Hatshepsut was actually not the first woman Pharaoh. Sobekneferu ruled 3 centuries before her (though she had a short reign), and other earlier women pharaohs are rumored.
- Hatshepsut had an interest in wild and exotic animals, and during her reign had a collection of live animals, perhaps somewhat like a zoo, that included apes, monkeys, birds, greyhounds, cattle, leopards, cheetahs, rhinoceroses, and giraffes.
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- Hatshepsut died at the age of 50. Scientists believe she may have been killed by gradual exposure to toxins in a cream she used for a skin condition.
WOMEN IN EGYPT
In this chapter of SOTW it says that the only jobs women in Egypt were allowed to do was to be a wife and mother, priestess, or dancer. This was somewhat true for upper class women (though they could also be musicians or professional mourners, and even being a wife involved managing the servants of the household, so it was more than just taking care of and teaching children). But among the lower and middle classes there were many other jobs done by women. Women could also be musicians, weavers, servants, cooks, perfumers, and even doctors. Farmer's wives worked alongside their husbands in the fields, and women were sometimes
known to manage farms or businesses in the absence of their husbands or
sons.
This TedEd video is about an ancient Egyptian doctor (who just happens to be a woman).
ACTIVITIES
VIDEO
TedEd - The Hidden History of Hatshepsut
I love this short video by TedEd which tells more interesting details about this ruler.
TOUR HATSHEPSUT'S MORTUARY TEMPLE
The entrance to Hatshepsut's mortuary temple, one of her many building projects. (There used to be a whole tour through multiple buildings but that's been taken down, unfortunately)
MAKE a PHARAOH COSTUME
There are printable Pharoah Headress here that would make a fun craft for this unit. If you also wanted to make a fake beard, there's a picture of a toilet paper roll one here that wouldn't be hard to follow (sorry, just a picture, not instructions). (Alternate printable idea with mask and collar here, but using a shirt for the headdress, that also has a good printable beard)
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