Dress codes for Nefertiti, Hatshepsut, and Cleopatra

Well Nefertiti, Hatshepust, and Cleopatra never did have dress codes really, but they all had the same idea of what to wear. Cleopatra and Nefertiti wore lots and lots of jewels to symbolize their power. Hatshepsut had a way different fashion sense, as you would call it, than the other two. Hatshepsut actually dressed like a man. Yea, you heard me right, a man! She dressed like a man and wore a false beard. It was to symbolize her power. The women pharaohs also wore nice dresses and clothes. They actually made the people in their temples dress nice to so they wouldn't upset the gods. Strange right.

Temples,Temples,and MORE Temples!!

Hatshepsut had made one of the coolest temples in my opinion. Her temple was actually a request from the gods to make. Her temple was carved in the side of a mountain. I know I bet you think that is totally awesome, which it is! After she had made the temple, the gods also asked her to paint a scenery of them on the walls of it. I thought that the gods were a little demanding, but if you weren't nice to them, very bad things happened to you. Dun-dun-dunnn. After Hatshepsut had finished the gods scenery, she decided to put up a scenery of her "divine" birth. Hatshepsut's temple took her 15 years to build. Now that's a long time, but not for building temples actually. Her temple was called Djeser-Djeseru, which translates to "The holy of the Holies". Hatshepsut also made a burial tomb inside of her temple for her and her father. She seems like one loyal daughter to me!

Very Powerful Woman Pharaph

She is no ordinary woman pharaoh AT ALL. She was willing to do anything, and I am talking just about anything, to get her power. She even killed her brothers to become the pharaoh of Egypt! Do you know who this mystery woman is? That's right ladies and gentlemen, its the good-ole Cleopatra. Cleopatra was one of the most famous pharaohs of Egypt for many reasons. She was like the Oprah Winfrey of the women pharaohs.Yep you heard me right. Just like Oprah.

One of the reasons Cleopatra was a famous pharaoh, was because of the way she acted around people. She was always nice, but she was a little edgy around some people. Another reason for why she was a great pharaoh of Egypt was just simply because she made the decisions that were good for her people and not just herself. Many other pharaohs just made decisions because they wanted to protect their families.

Cleopatra was born in 69 B.C. and she died in 30 B.C.. Cleopatra was married to her brother, but she still loved someone named Julius Caesar. After a while, Julius and Cleopatra had a child. Her sons name was Ptolem XIV Caesarion.She came up with the name because it was her husband and Julius's names put together. Since Caesar had been assassinated and Ptolemy XIII had been murdered, Cleopatra then met a man named Marc Antony. Wouldn't Marc be smarter and try to stay away from someone who killed her husband? I figured he was not at all that smart, but he actually was. They got married in 36 B.C.. Marc and Cleopatra were forced to fight in a war together. Marc had heard that Cleopatra had been murdered, so he killed himself. What a loyal husband he was.The real truth was that the person that started war against Cleopatra and Marc, captured Cleopatra and stuck her in a dungeon. You didn't see that one coming now did you? Once she heard of her beloved husbands death, she let a poisonous snake bit her. She was then pronounced dead and her and Marc's kingdom was overruled.

Mysterious Womam Pharaoh

There was one mysterious woman pharaoh out of Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Cleopatra. Can you guess which one it is? Well if you guessed Nefertiti, you are right. Nefertiti was the most mysterious woman pharaoh because, just one day, she just disappeared. You're probably wondering how a pharaoh just disappears out of the blue. Well nobody has every figured out what had happened to her. People have different theories of what happened, but the one that makes the most sense is that she snuck out.

Nefertiti married a king named Akhenaten. King Akhenaten was a royal king that always went to ceremonies with Nefertiti. Nefertiti only went to the ceremonies to show her political importance to her husband. Lots of people believe that Nefertiti just had enough with all of the royal junk and just snuck out. I mean like, wouldn't you think people were watching her the whole time she was somewhere? Like bodyguards or someone would be protecting her, but no, no one was. When her disappearance was announced, they pronounced her dead. After Nefertiti's "death" the temple found a new pharaoh that looked a lot like Nefertiti. It wasn't a coincidence either. Nefertiti disguised herself as a young pharaoh to overthrow her husbands power! It seems like you wouldn't want to get on Nefertiti's bad side because she will avenge you. Beware!

Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, Who was the best Woman Pharaoh of them all?

Who do you think was the best woman pharaoh was? Well you may be surprised at my answer, but it is all true. The three best woman pharaohs were Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Cleopatra. You may not know any of these people, but come on, who would, right? Hatshepsut (see image on the right) was the best woman pharaoh that Egypt had. No lie! She was also a well respected woman of Egypt. She seems like one powerful person to me.

Hatshepsut was born in 1520 B.C. in Egypt. She was the eldest daughter of Thutmose I and Queen Ahmose. She was also the only surviving child of Thutmose I and Queen Ahmose. She must have been something special since she was the only one that survived. Ha ha. Right. Anyways, Hatshepsut was required to marry her step-brother, Thutmose II. I know that you are thinking that her parents are a couple of nutcases for making her marry her step-brother, but back then that was very common. Hatshepsut and Thutmose II had a daughter named Neferure. Yes, back then people had all sorts of weird names.

Hatshepsut also had a name that everybody called her. She was called the "king" of Egypt. Ironic, right, because she is a girl. Being called a king back then was a symbol of the power that you had. She also gave herself full pharaonic powers from the offices. She was one interesting woman!

What sacarfices would you make to become a Pharaoh? Would you kill for the spot or would you just wait? Why?

Rather than running away like Nefertiti did, how would you have handled her situation?

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