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Period: 2686 BCE to 2649 BCE
Djoser
Djoser was a pharaoh of the 9th dynasty. He is famous for a limestone step pyramid at Saqqara. His work was created after his death. -
Period: 2589 BCE to 2566 BCE
Khufu
Khufu created the great pyramid of Giza. The pyramid is made of limestone and mud bricks. He built it for himself for his death. -
Period: 1507 BCE to 1458 BCE
Hatshepsut
Hatsheput is the most famous female pharaoh of all time. After Hatsheput's husband died she took the thrown for 21 years. She established routes for trades for foreign countries. She built the temple mortuary for herself. -
Period: 1481 BCE to 1425 BCE
Thutmose III
Thutmose III was the step sun of the pharaoh Hatshepsut and his father was King Thutmose II. He was two years old when his step mother took the throne. His reign lasted 54 years and died at the early age of 56. He was known as the Napoleon of Egypt. He was a great warrior he fought many countries that tried to attack Egypt.
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Period: 1391 BCE to 1353 BCE
Amenhotep III
Amenhotep was the 9th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty. He had a large impact on the economy. He contributed a great deal to the field of art. -
Period: 1380 BCE to 1334 BCE
Akhenaten
Akhenaten was the 18th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty. The Egyptians have been used to worship a large number of deities. He tried to change the religion tradition. He was eliminated from the list of the kings. -
Period: 1341 BCE to 1323 BCE
Tutankhamun
Tukankhamun is the most famous pharaoh of all time. He took the thrown at age 9 or 10. He is famous because of his nearly intact tomb. You might know him as King Tut. -
Period: 1303 BCE to 1213 BCE
Ramesses II
Ramesses was the third pharaoh of the 19th dynasty. They called him the great ancestor. He won war against the Hittites,Syrians,and the Nubians. He died at the age of 90 and was buried in the valley of kings. -
Period: 519 BCE to 465 BCE
Xerxes I
Xerxes is commonly known as Xerxes the great. He was the 5th king of the Persian Achaemenid. He was defeated by an invasion of Greece. He was assassinated by his own commander. -
Period: 69 BCE to 30 BCE
Cleopatra
Cleopatra was the last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Kingdom. She was a smart and competent emperor. At age 39 she committed suicide.