-Who was Ramses II and why is still so famous today?
-From your research, why do you think he is so often called 'Ramses the Great?'
Friday, 26 September 2014
Topic Homework (due 3/10/14)
Our history topic for this half term is Ancient Egypt. Next week, we will be learning about Ramses II and some of his achievements. Can you research the following two questions:
-Who was Ramses II and why is still so famous today?
-From your research, why do you think he is so often called 'Ramses the Great?'
-Who was Ramses II and why is still so famous today?
-From your research, why do you think he is so often called 'Ramses the Great?'
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Ramses II
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Ramses II was known to be one of the best rulers of Ancient Egypt.Ramses II was born around 1303 BC in Ancient Egypt, his father was Pharaoh Sethi I and his mother was Queen Tuya. He was named after his grandfather Ramses I.
King Ramses II is so important today because he was an unbeatable king in war for the protection of the gods on his side. He is also famous today because he had the longest rein of any pharaoh!
I think Ramses II is mostly called "Ramses the great" because he ruled Egypt like no other pharaoh and he reined for so long
Ramses II was an Egyptian pharaoh who ruled over Egypt for 67 years 91279 to 13 BC). His was the second longest reign in Egyptian history. Ramses II is important in many ways. He built monuments in Egypt and Nubia.
ReplyDeleteHe held a sed festival which means that in his 30th year of his reign he was transformed into a god.
He led several campaigns into Syria, Libya and Nubia and negotiated a peace treaty with the Hittites.
He is thought to be the one who Moses demanded to let his people go to Israel.
Ramses is called the Ramses the Great because of his amazing military leadership and because of the tremendous monuments he built. His most famous monument is the Abu Simbel built in Southern Egypt on the banks of River Nile. It has 70 feet statues of Ramses II and son gods Harakthe and Amon-Re.
In 1068 the Abu Simbel temples were relocated, stone by stone, to avoid being submerged by Lake Nasser, the reservoir formed by the building of Aswan Dam on Upper Nile.
Why is Ramses II and why is he still so famous today?
ReplyDeleteThere are five answer to it
1.He was very active in building monuments in Egypt and Nubia
2. He led several campaigns into Syria, Libya and Nubia and negotiated a treaty with the Hittites
3. He is one of only a handful of Egyptian kinds to have held a Sed fesitival. This means that in the 30th year of his reign, he was ritually transformed into a God.
4.He has been identified as being the Pharaoh of whom Moses demanded to let his people go (this may or may not be a correct identification)
5.He also inspired Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "Ozymandias" and the character Ozymandias from the popular Watchmen graphic novel and movie takes his inspiration from Ramses II.
facts
Ramses II had a 66 year reign and in the 30th year, he had already eclipsedmost pharaohs; he had brought peace, maintained Egyptian borders, built great and numerous monuments across his empire and his country was more prosperous and powerful than it had been in almost 100 years.
ReplyDelete•Ancient Egyptian pyramids are the most well known pyramid structures.
•Most Ancient Egyptian pyramids were built as tombs for Pharaohs and their families.
•Over 130 pyramids have been discovered in Egypt.
•The first Egyptian pyramid is believed to be the Pyramid of , it was built in around 4650 years ago (2640 BC).
Rameses 2 ,aka ramesses ii,sese or ozymandias(greek),was one of the most powerful and influintel pharoas of Egypt.King ramsses the second took the throne of Egypt in his early twentiesand ruled for 66 years until his death.He was the third rulerof the 19 th dynasty and ruled for an amazing 67 years,the longest reigntion of the ancient Egyptian pharoahs.He is known as rammesses the great for his contributions to Egypt,including his war campaigns to the meditrranean and into Nubia as well as his construction project,such as cities,tombs and temples.A variety of health problems may have contributed to the end of the life of ramesses ii,but he had acomplished a lot in his time.
ReplyDeleteRamesses II
ReplyDeleteAlso known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire. His successors and later Egyptians called him the "Great Ancestor". Ramesses II led several military expeditions into the Levant, reasserting Egyptian control over Canaan. He also led expeditions to the south, into Nubia, commemorated in inscriptions at Beit el-Wali and Gerf Hussein.
At age fourteen, Ramesses was appointed Prince Regent by his father Seti I. He is believed to have taken the throne in his late teens and is known to have ruled Egypt from 1279 BC to 1213 BC for 66 years and 2 months, according to both Manetho and Egypt's contemporary historical records. He was once said to have lived to be 99 years old, but it is more likely that he died in his 90th or 91st year. If he became Pharaoh in 1279 BC as most Egyptologists today believe, he would have assumed the throne on May 31, 1279 BC, based on his known accession date of III Shemu day 27. Ramesses II celebrated an unprecedented 14 sed festivals (the first held after thirty years of a pharaoh's reign, and then every three years) during his reign—more than any other pharaoh. On his death, he was buried in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings; his body was later moved to a royal cache where it was discovered in 1881, and is now on display in the Cairo Museum.
The early part of his reign was focused on building cities, temples and monuments. He established the city of Pi-Ramesses in the Nile Delta as his new capital and main base for his campaigns in Syria. This city was built on the remains of the city of Avaris, the capital of the Hyksos when they took over, and was the location of the main Temple of Set. He is also known as Ozymandias in the Greek sources, from a transliteration into Greek of a part of Ramesses' throne name, Usermaatre Setepenre, "The justice of Rê is powerful – chosen of Rê".
Ramses II the Great was 96 when he died, amazingly he had 200 wives, 96 sons and 60 daughters. Ramses II was one of the greatest Egyptian Pharaohs he ruled for 66 years, during that reign he had brought lots of peace and built many monuments. His father was King Sethi I and his mother was Queen Tuya, he named after his grandfather Ramses II.
ReplyDeleteRamses II was so important and he still is to this day he was important because he was the second longest Pharaoh to rule Ancient Egypt. On his 30th reign he was transformed into a god.
Ramses was born on 1303 Bc, he was the most famouse pharoah in egypt.Rames had sighn an agreement , so that the world war could stop and if they could have peace treator. Ramses II built statues and himself, and one day a person came and broke the nose of the statue.
ReplyDeleteRamses was caled the great because he made statues and monumonts also he was the most famouse pharoah he had 111 son's and 59 daughters.
The Egyptians believed they owed their good fortune to the gods, and to their kings or Pharaohs who were worshipped as gods. The Ancient Egyptians lived along the banks of the river Nile in Egypt. Ancient Egypt pyramids are the most well known pyramid structures.There are 138 pyramids discovered in Egypt. Ramses I is the grandfather. Ramses III was the second Pharaoh of the Twentieth dynasty in Egypt.
ReplyDeleteTOP FACTS ON RAMISES II
ReplyDelete.In that time the kings were treated like gods.
.He rained for 67 years and outlived 13 other pharaohs.
.He married his sister and had another 199 wives.
.He had more than 100 children: 60 girls and 96 boys.
.He was the first Egyptian pharaoh to sigh a piece treaty.
.He also discovered Premises in eastern Detta.
.The tomb of one of his wives was the best preserved tomb ever recorded.
.Ramses II was buried in the valley of the kings with a few of his sons.
.He made more colossal statues than any other pharaoh but they normally had him on them to support his vanity.
Ramesses II:
ReplyDeleteRamesses II was one of the most well known Egyptian Pharaoh in his time. He was the 3rd king of the 19th dynasty and reigned for 67 years. The Egyptian Pharaoh had 200 wives and more than 100 children (96 boys and 60 girls). Ramesses built 20 monuments of himself, more than any other Egyptian king. Some people use the term "ramessess the great" to title him because he was a builder, family person and a religious man. With all of these his popularity started to excel. We know this because he had lots of temples with statues of himself in them.
I think he was often called "the great" because of his multiple jobs and achievements like his 20 monuments, his good building work and some people say he had a big heart about his family. He is also called "the great" because everybody is in his shadow and he thought that everybody not as wealthy as him were worthless. Everybody worshipped him like a god this could also be a reason for him to be called "the great". Ramesses may not have built a pyramid at his time but his temples made his legacy excel until everybody in Egypt new about him.
Ramses II
ReplyDelete-Ramses II is the third king of the 19th dynasty.
-Ramses the is not only known as the greatest he is also the greatest warrior.
-Ramses was named after his Grandfather.
-Ramses was active at making Egypt and Nubia.
- Ramses was crowned the pharaoh of Egypt in 1279 BC.
Ramses II was born 1303 BC he died on 1213 BC he lived 96 years old. His dad was Seti1 and his mum was queen Tuya he had 200 wives 96 sons and 60 dauthers.
ReplyDeleteRamses the great was the third pharaoh of the nineteeth dynasty of Eygpt . Ramses the great was a powerful pharaoh at age fourteen Ramses appointed prince regant by his father seti1.
He established the city of pi-Ramses in the nile delta as his new capital and main base for his campigans in Syria. He is also known as ozymandias , in the greek sources.
Seti1 and Ramses built a palace Ramses building two temples ,Abu simple and hypostyle hall at kumak.
Ramses
ReplyDeleteRamses 2 was born on 1303 BC (Before Christ). His father was Seti 1 and his mother was Tuya. Ramses 2 gained the throne in the early twenties around 1279 BC and had ruled for about 66 years. He was the third ruler of 19th Dynasty. He was known as Ramses the Great. He was buried in the Valley of the Kings and his kingdom was called new kingdom. For almost 2000 years the royals were nowhere to be found. He had died round 1213 BC at the age of 90 I think
Ramese II was born on 1303BC( Before Christ ).He was the king of Ancient Egypt.3,000 years ago he was one of the world's greatest rulers. He ruled Egypt from 1279BC to 1213.He ruled for 66 years.
ReplyDeleteEgypt was the rich and powerful, it's civilization made possible by the River Nile, the longest river in Africa.
Ramese II was the most powerful , riched King of all.He loved building temple and sities.
Facts about Ramses II
ReplyDelete* One of his greatest achievements was building the Abu simbel.
* He built the most monuments out of all the Egyptian pharaohs.
*He was the first ever person to sign a peace treaty with the Hities.
* Rameses II also had the second longest reign as Egyptian Pharoah and throughout his life had 200 wives and more than a 100 children [ 96 boys 60 girls]
* He also earned the title the great because of his amazing military leadership and buit tremendous monuments although they were all of himself.
* He carried out a sed festival which meant he was ritually transformed into a god.
*Ramses II was a great builder, even now many of his statues, monuments and temples astound visitors.
Ancient Egypt. His name was Ramesses II, and 3,000 years ago he was one of the world's greatest rulers.
ReplyDeleteEgypt was rich and powerful, its civilization made possible by the River Nile, the longest river in Africa.
Every year the Nile flooded, as the floodwaters went down they left behind on both banks a layer of thick, fertile mud.
Villages and cities were safe on low hills, and the river banks farm crops and animals flourished, thanks to the water and rich, black soil brought by the life-giving Nile.
Ramses II
ReplyDeleteRamases II was born in 1303 to 1213 BC. people say that he was best known Pharaoh in Egypt! he ruled for 65 years and had a adopted brother Moses. Moses was a Prophet who is believed by the Jews, Christians and Muslims worldwide. Ramases had 200 wife's and 96 sons and 60 daughters! he was the son of Setie and Tuya. people say he sigined a peace treaty (NOT EXTREMLY SURE).
Hi Laiba, you have some interesting facts about Rameses II.
DeleteRameses II was born in 1303 to 1213 BC. People say he was the 1 person to sight a peace of treaty Rameses had 200 wife's and over 100 chilldren Rameses had a adopted brother called Moses.Ramses ruled Egypt for 65 years Moses might be involed in other religons like Muslims and on a tv program i saw a prophet Mohammed in Islam broke some stachows because people belived in the shtachows so he tried to tell people belive in god not any stachows .
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ReplyDeleteRamesses II was bornin 1303 BC and died in 1213 BC. His father was Seti I and his mother was Queen Tuya .Ramesses was followed to the throne by his thirteenth son, with his queen Istnofret, Merenptah. He was the third king of the 19th Dynasty.6. When Ramesses was 22 he went to Nubia for a campaign with his two sons.Ramesses ruled from 1279 BC to 1213 BC and that was 66 BC