There were three periods each focusing on the certain stability of the country. The pharaohs had many accomplishments during these times. Khufu built the Great Pyramid, and Senusret encouraged Egyptian art and literature. Egypt's first female pharaoh, Hatshesput, promoted trade, and Ramses the Great was a superior military leader and builder of monuments.
During the Old Kingdom, there was a superior pharaoh named Khufu. He ruled from approximately 2551 to 2528 B.C.E. Khufu was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty. He is generally accepted as being the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing. Khufu was the son of King Sneferu and Queen Hetepheres. Unlike his father, Khufu is remembered as a cruel pharaoh in later myths. Khufu had nine sons and fifteen daughters. He kept strict control over the country. Today, he is known as the builder of a famous pyramid. The Great Pyramid was made of over two million stone blocks. Inside, there were several tunnels that led to burial chambers. The king was buried in the Great Pyramid.
Senusret I ruled from approximately 1971 to 1926 B.C.E. This was around the beginning of a new era, the Middle Kingdom. SenusretI was the second pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. Some of the great works in Egypt was written during Senusret I's supremacy. One of his finest achievements was the White Chapel. It was made out of a hard white stone, called alabaster. Artwork surrounded the chapel's pillars showing a variety of gods. Senusret wanted one of his many monuments to carry his memory to the next generation, but nearly all his building had been sabotaged. Later on, another pharaoh demolished the White Chapel, and reconstructed another monument of his own, using the pieces of the former monument. Archeologists later discovered the pieces of the White Chapel and reconstructed this great monument.
The first female pharaoh, Hatshepsut, ruled at a time of 1473 to 1458 B.C.E. This was around the start of the New Kingdom, which flourished with trade and architecture. Hatshepsut promoted trade with a variety of other countries. Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of Ancient Egypt. When Pharaoh Hatshepsut was near her death, she built a monument for her reign. The entrance had two giant pillars, sometimes known as obelisks, and graced by a large amount of sphinx statues. The decorated walls portrayed the voyage to the city of Punt. The temple walls also showed things brought back from the trade expedition.
Pharaoh Ramses II ruled during the New Kingdom from 1290 to 1224 B.C.E. He is often regarded as Egypt's greatest and most powerful pharaoh. He is traditionally believed to have been the Pharaoh of Exodus. He was known for his military leadership skills and his project of the temple Abu Simbel. Four massive statues of Ramses II portrayed the entrance to the temple. The statues were carved right out of the rock on the cliff. Inside, three Egyptian gods and Ramses were contained in the room's altar. Every two years, the sun lines up with the entrance, and would light up the statues carved in the entrance to the main temple. When Ramses II died, he was buried in the masterpiece constructed for himself.
There were many pharaohs that ruled and governed the country of Egypt that made many great monuments. Khufu, Senusret I, Hatshesput, and Ramses II all were superior leaders that made temples, pyramids, and chapels in honor of their reign. Egypt was one of many countries with such leaders. The history of Egypt from centuries ago still was brought down to this generation. Because of these accomplishments, the history of Egypt was successfully transferred to the generation we live in today.
