Pharaohs and Kings of

Ancient Egypt
King Menes

● Was King of Upper Egypt

● United Upper and Lower
Egypt
● He is known for
combining the two
crowns
● White crown for Upper
Egypt, red crown for
Lower Egypt
● His death is believed to
be by wild dogs and
crocodiles
 King Khufu

● Known for
creating the
largest pyramid
at Giza
● Ruled during 4th
Dynasty
● Also known as
Cheops
 Queen Hatshepsut

● Married her half brother

Thutmose II
● Ruled with Thutmose III,
Thutmose II son by another wife
● Appointed herself pharaoh

● Disappeared when Thutmose III

led a revolt to gain power
Thutmose III

● Destroyed as much evidence

as possible of his stepmother/
aunt
● Known as great military
leader
● “Napoleon of Ancient Egypt”
● In his 54 years of rule, he
captured over 350 cities
● Buried in the Valley of the
Kings (KV 34)
 Amenhotep IV/
Akhenaten
● Changed Ancient
Egyptian Religion to
monotheism
● Took the name
Akhenaten, which means
servant to Aten
● Aten, god and disk of the
sun
● Married to Nefertiti
● Believed to be the father
of Tutankhamun
● Often considered the
heretic king
Tutankhamun

● Known as the “Boy King”

● Married one of his half sisters
● Helped to restore the Ancient
Egyptian belief in polytheism
● Took over the throne when he
was only 9
● Died around the age of 19 due
to a head injury
● Buried in the Valley of the
Kings (KV 62)
 Ramesses II

● Known as Ramesses
the Great
● Had 200 wives, 96
sons and 60 daughters
● Believed to have lived
for 96 years
● He was originally
buried in the Valley of
the Kings, but was
moved to avoid looting
Valley of the Kings

● Used from the 18th

Dynasty to 20th Dynasty
● Common burial ground
for kings/ pharaohs
● Often robbed by
common thieves
● Recent discoveries have
occur in KV 5, this is
Ramesses II tomb of his
sons