The Queen Pharaoh would be useful for classes on World History, Ancient History, Western Civilization, Women s History and Political Science. It is appropriate for middle school and high school. Archeologists and Egyptologists have been searching for the truth about Hatshepsut for many years. Pharaohs lived lives of luxury and splendor. Normally, women did not become pharaohs in ancient Egypt.
Most societies have a strong taboo against the practice of incest or intra-familial marriages.
But in the royal families of ancient Egypt, brothers and sisters often married. Many pharaohs built monuments to themselves in the forms of obelisks. Discuss the process of creating and erecting an obelisk. Extended Activities Design a monument for Hatshepsut that celebrates her breaking the gender conventions of her time. Ancient Egyptians painted murals to tell the stories and accomplishments of their pharaohs.