King Tutankhamun
by Alex
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I’m going to be talking about King Tut or King
Tutankhamun. They are the same person. He is my ancient
hero, and trust me you will learn some pretty cool and
interesting facts about him. I’m going to be talking about
his childhood, what he did back then, and his death.
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First I will discuss his childhood. I think it was
awesome, but on the downside his father, Aknenaten, died
when he was around nine years old. The awesome part is
that he came to the throne at nine years old! When he
was king he had to have a lot of decisions made for him
because of his young age. Like all kids he loved board
games, but he also threw lots and lots of parties. There
is not much more to say about King Tut’s childhood.
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Second, he had to deal with many angry citizens when
he changed all of the religions. When his father died, he
started to believe the forbidden gods. It was believed he
was married to his half sister. He also fought in a war
against the Hittites, an army. It was believed that he was
hit with an arrow, and the wound later got infected.
People say he is the most known pharaoh in the world
because of his young age, and he got the throne at age
nine. Well he didn’t have a long life. There is not a lot
more to say about his life. Lastly, its believed he was hit
with an arrow and later got infected. It was a tragedy
when he died. When he finally was buried 70 years later, it
was in The Valley of the Kings. When they found his tomb
it was filled with lots of board games and jewels. When
they found his tomb in the 19th century, it wasn’t robbed;
the first one ever!
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somebody’s death. I really enjoyed King Tut as my ancient
hero because I think it’s so interesting that he had
wealth at such a young age and how he was so admired
and loved. I hope you loved all the facts about his death,
childhood, and what he did back then much as I did.
My Ancient Hero
by Calvin
My ancient hero is Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut was an
Egyptian pharaoh. You would think that Hatshepsut was a
boy, but Hatshepsut was a girl. Although she dressed and
acted like a boy, she was a girl. Here are some things you
might want to know about her.
To begin, she was born in 1502 B.C. Her father was
Thuthmose and her mother was Aahmes. Thuthmose had
another wife named Mountnofrit. They had a son named
Thuthmose the 2nd. Hatshepsut married her half-brother
Thuthmose the 2nd.
After they were married, Thuthmose the 2nd became
pharaoh. They had two daughters Neferura, and
Hatshepsut-Merytre. In three or more years Thuthmose
the 2nd died. Before he died he had a son with a servant.
The son was named Thuthmose the 3rd.
When Thuthmose the 2nd died, Thuthmose the 3rd
was not old enough to rule. That’s when Hatshepsut
became the first girl pharaoh, but Thuthmose the 3rd and
Hatshepsut ruled together for awhile.
Hatshepsut ruled for twenty years. She accomplished
many things in her life. she was a great builder. She was
kind and made peace with other countries. So there were
no wars during her rule. She made many beautiful temples
and tombs. Which Included The Temple of Deirel-Bahri.
After those twenty years Thuthmose the 3rd was old
enough to rule. He was mad because Hatshepsut was such
a good ruler. He then tried to erase her name from history.
That didn’t work. That’s why Hatshepsut is known about
today.
Hatshepsut is my hero because when there was no
one to rule she stepped up and became pharaoh. Not only
that, but she was a great one too. She built beautiful
buildings, tombs, and so on. She also was the first girl
pharaoh. In my opinion it was a brave thing to do. That’s
why Hatshepsut is my hero.
Hammurabi the Sumerian Ruler
by David
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I am going to be writing about Hammurabi. What he did, how long
he lived, how long he ruled, where we think that he died, and some
other things that you probably didn’t know about Hammurabi.
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Hammurabi was born in modern day Iraq some were around 1795
and 1810 B.C. in what was Babylon. Hammurabi became the sixth ruler of
Babylon and created the first empire. Hammurabi’s nick name was King
Humm. Hammurabi was the ruler of Babylon for about forty-two years,
and back then that was a long time to be ruler.
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Hammurabi had a spouse and only one child. His wife’s name is not
known for sure; his child’s name is Samsu-lluna. Samsu became ruler
after Hammurabi’s death.
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Hammurabi may have created Babylon’s first empire. Hammurabi
also served as ruler for a long time. Those two reasons are not why he
is so well known. Hammurabi is known for making the first written set of
laws called, ‘The Code of Hammurabi,’ it is also known as Hammurabi’s
Code. Hammurabi’s Code has forty-four columns and twenty-eight
paragraphs that basically say if you break someone’s arm, the
government will break your arm, and if you do a certain bad thing, then
the government might kill you. We know that there are two hundred
and eighty-two written laws and possibly more that were rubbed off of
the rock slab. Hammurabi didn’t make all the laws; he took most of his
code from people who he conquered.
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We do not know when or how Hammurabi died for sure, but he
was sick before he died. Since Hammurabi was sick many days before he
died, some people think that the sickness caused his death. So most
people say Hammurabi died of natural causes. People believe that
Hammurabi died around 1750 BC. They don’t know what country
Hammurabi died in. Many sources say that Hammurabi lived between
forty-five and sixty years of age. Some people think that Hammurabi
died in a ziggurat, a temple. Hammurabi ruled until his death.
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I hope that you learned a lot about the Sumerian ruler named
Hammurabi. I hope that you liked my report on Hammurabi and will want
to learn more about him and the laws that he made. I want to know if
Hammurabi died in a ziggurat, ho long he lived, how long he was ruler,
and how he died, if he died of natural causes. Maybe you will learn
about Hammurabi and make a better report on him with new facts.
Hammurabi didn’t make the laws, but he did take them from the people
he conquered and mixed them together.
PLATO
by Max
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My ancient hero is Plato. Here you will find out about this
classical Greek philosopher. I chose to write about Plato in
four parts. I wrote about his cool childhood, what Plato
accomplished in his life and, my favorite part of all, about the
good and bad things that happened in his life.
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Plato was born to a wealthy family in about 7 BC. Plato’s dad
made him work hard constantly which made him tired, but he
learned how to work. Plato’s family was awesome. He had two
brothers, one sister, and a half-brother. His mom remarried after
his dad died when Plato was twenty years old. This was tragic
because his second dad was really mean. I loved reading about
Plato’s childhood.
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Plato’s accomplishments were really amazing. He was the
founder of the Academy in Athens. Plato started writing when he
was 40 or 50 years old. He wrote many books, but one of the
best books he wrote was called “The Republic’’. In “The
Republic” he talked about what he believes is a perfect government.
Plato believed that the higher classes should form the government
because they are more educated. People say that Plato was the
head of his time because he wrote about many things before
Copernicus and Galileo.
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Plato had good and bad things that happened in his life. Plato
thought that people were stupid. He thought about the natural
world and how it works. He served in the military in the war with
Athens. His army destroyed the Athenian’s democracy.
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I loved reading about my hero and you should, too. Here are
the main ideas again: Plato’s childhood and family, his
accomplishments, and the good and bad things in his life. You
should read about Plato; he was a great man. I think he is better
than all the other ancient heros.
King Khufu
by McCoy
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This is my story about King Khufu. In this story I
will give you facts about him. For example, he owned and
built most of the pyramids in Egypt. I will tell you about
his birth and death, his family, and what he did as a King
will also be covered. I hope you will enjoy it.
First, I am going to talk about his birth and death. He
was born in the year 2620 B.C. He died in the year 2566
B.C. He almost lived over 100 years. King Khufu was born
in Egypt. No one knows why King Khufu died. His
mummy was hidden from people in B.C. and discovered in
A.D.
Second, I’ll tell you about King Khufu’s family. I
believe that King Khufu had three spouses. He had a big
family. His father was also a King. His name was King
Sneferu. He was the first King of the Fourth Dynasty.
King Sneferu was known as cruel and ruthless. King
Khufu’s mother was Queen Hetepheres. King Khufu had
eight sons and twelve daughters. King Khufu’s spouse was
Queen Meretits.
The last thing I am going to talk about is what he did
as a King. King Khufu was ancient Egypt’s fourth
Pharaoh. He was famous for building the Great Pyramid
at Giza. It is one of the seven wonders of the world. He
became King around his twenties, and at once he began to
work on his pyramids. The project took years to complete.
They used about 2,300,000 blocks weighing about 2.5 tons
per block. King Khufu had another name, Cheops. His full
name was Khnum- Khufwg, also known as “The God.”
I hoped you liked my story on the mighty King Khufu.
I have told you facts on his family, what he did, and his
birth and his death. I hope that you learned a lot about
King Khufu. I hope you have learned who King Khufu is.
Will you remember his name?
Cleopatra the Seventh
by Savannah
This story is about a woman named Cleopatra and her life story,
from birth to death.
Cleopatra the seventh was born in January of 69 B.C. This
means that she was born 69 years before the birth of Christ. She was
born in Alexandria, Egypt. Her siblings were Cleopatra Tryphanea,
Berenice, Arisinoe, and her two younger brothers, both with the name
of Ptolemy. Her parents were Ptolemy the seventh and Cleopatra the
fifth. They both loved her very much.
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Some of her accomplishments were: she was put on a coin, she was
crowned “Queen of Egypt” in 51 B.C., she was a female ruler in the
time of male rulers. She was the last Greek Pharaoh, She was the the
only one who actually learned the Egyptian language, of her era.
Her marriage is very complicated, she married both of her
brothers, Ptolemy the thirteenth, and Ptolemy the fourteenth. She also
married a man named Marc Antony. She had one child her son named
Ptolemy Caesarion, he was her son with Julius Caesar.
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An interesting fact about Cleopatra was that she was very
intelligent, but she wasn’t very pretty. Her name means “ the name of
seven pharaohs.” She was known as “The Queen of the Nile” and
“Egypt’s Last Pharaoh.”
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She died on August 30th of 30 B.C. She died in Alexandria,
Egypt. Cleopatra built her own tomb. She tried to kill herself by letting
a poisonous snake bite her, but that didn’t work, so, she committed
suicide after losing “The Battle of Actium”.
This is the story of Cleopatra and her life story. She is a very well
known person when she died and still is today; she was a good friend
and sister.
My Hero is Aristotle
by Talon
Aristotle did many things in his lifetime. He
contributed to society by sharing knowledge through his
education and through the sciences. He also contributed
a lot of writing to the world which we see today as
words of wisdom. There are many things to learn about
Aristotle, and here a few things.
Aristotle was born in Stagire, Macedonia in 384.B.C.
Aristotle’s father was a doctor. He went to a school called
Plato’s Academy and stayed there for 20 years. Aristotle
married a women named Pythias.
The good things Aristotle did was teach physics,
biology, anatomy, geology, and zoology. Aristotle started
a school for learning. Aristotle made the first zoo and
the first garden. Aristotle wrote about poetry, music,
theater, logic, metaphysics, rhetoric, ethics, and politics.
Aristotle gave some advice to Alexander the Great which
was a student of his. Aristotle made a classification
system to separate things into different categories.
Aristotle was a man known for his words. Here are a
few famous quotes:
“Time crumbles things and everything grows old
under the power of time and is forgotten through the
lapse of time.”
“We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is a
habit.”
“We must reduce everything to the simplest form
possible, but no simpler.”
“We think in pictures. If you wish to change what
you think, change the picture.”
“Dignity does not come in possessing honors, but in
deserving them.”
“In all things of nature there is something of the
marvelous.”
“He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.”
Although Aristotle died in 323, B.C. at the age of
sixty-one, his words are still known throughout the
world. His many advancements in teaching and
education are still around today.