Sources:
Below, under each pharaoh’s name, is a list of sources to use. Your responsibility is
to use three of these sources for your biography essay—if not more. If you see any
major inconsistencies in dates, please bring them to my attention.
AMENHOTEP III:
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3.
4.
Chronicle of the Pharaohs
http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/newkingdom/amenhotep.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/amenhotep_iii.shtml
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/article_index/a/amenh
otep_iii,_king_of_egypt_.aspx
AMENHOTEP IV/AKHENATEN:
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2.
3.
4.
Chronicle of the Pharaohs
The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/amarna_01.shtml
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/05/080502-AP-feminineph.html
5. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0104/feature2/fulltext.html
6. http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/newkingdom/akenhaten.html
7. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/akhenaten_01.shtml
CLEOPATRA:
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5.
Cleopatra: Egypt’s Last and Greatest Queen
Chronicle of the Pharaohs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/cleopatra.shtml
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/cleopatra.html
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment-july-dec10-cleopatra_1115/
HATSHEPSUT:
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4.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/04/hatshepsut/brown-text
The Girl Who Became a Great Pharaoh
Chronicle of the Pharaohs
The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/hatshepsut_01.shtml
6. http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/newkingdom/hatshepsut.html
HOREMHEB
1. Chronicle of the Pharaohs
2. http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/horemheb.htm
(The above site has several articles written about your pharaoh.)
3. http://www.ancient.eu/Horemheb/
4. Wikipedia
KHUFU
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Chronicle of the Pharaohs
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/khufus-egypt/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/khufu.shtml
Eyewitness Books: Pyramids (for Giza)
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/khufus-egypt/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pharaoh/expl-nf.html
http://www.livescience.com/22621-pyramids-giza-sphinx.html
RAMESSES II (THE GREAT)
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5.
Chronicle of the Pharaohs
The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/ramesses_01.shtml
Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Reference…
http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/newkingdom/ramesses.html
RAMESSES III
1. Chronicle of the Pharaohs
2. http://www.bbc.com/news/health-20755264
3. http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/ramessesiii.htm
(The above site has several articles written about your pharaoh.)
4. Wikipedia
SESOSTRIS III/SENUSRET III:
1. Chronicle of the Pharaohs
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3.
4.
5.
6.
Britannica.com
Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated reference
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/senusret3.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senusret_III
http://www.penn.museum/research/research-egyptian-section/790excavations-at-the-mortuary-complex-of-pharaoh-senwosret-iii-atabydos.html
7. https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3569/Senwosre
t_III
SETI I
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2.
3.
4.
Chronicle of the Pharaohs
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/536230/Seti-I
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/setiwar.htm
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/07/photogalleries/10070
7-science-ancient-egypt-tomb-tunnel-seti-pharaoh-pictures/
5. Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Reference…
6. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080417-setitomb.html
SNEFERU
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Chronicle of the Pharaohs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/snofru.shtml
Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Reference…
Eyewitness Books: Pyramids (for the Meydum Pyramid)
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/sneferus-bentpyramid/
THUTMOSE III
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3.
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5.
6.
Chronicle of the Pharaohs
The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/newkingdom/tuthmosis3.html
http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/special/timeline/tuthmosis3.html
http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/7-brutal-sieges
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/hatshepsut_01.shtml
TUTANKHAMUN:
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Chronicle of the Pharaohs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/amarna_01.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/search/?q=Tutankhamun
Ten Discoveries that Rewrote History
http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/newkingdom/tutankhamen.html
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2005/06/king-tut/williams-text