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The unknown Neithikret (c.2148-44 BC) was the first female king in ancient Egypt, The later sources said that she was the most beautiful woman in here age'. The second female pharaoh you can meet an the Egyptian history was queen Sobeknefru (1787-1783 BC). She appeared wearing her royal headcloth with the kilt over her cloths. After about 3 centuries later came to the throne the most famous woman in the ancient history and the third female pharaohs the queen Hatshepsut. In the first years of her reign (1473-1458 BC) she ordered with one military campaign. In her life she built number of great building projects the most remains and famous temple, the temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari in Upper Egypt.
In the hellenistic and roman times The women developed more than the last periods. From the evidences which Confirmation that, the woman who called Hermione, that woman worked as a teacher for the Greek grammar. In the hellenistic also , Cleopatra VII confirmed that the woman in ancient Egypt can play a high role in the in the political affairs and in the culture. Cleopatra VII established the Great Library of Alexandria which becam the cultural capital for Egypt and for all the ancient world where at this time. In the age of Christianity, the woman lost the equality which had existed for hundreds years before.
The New Kingdom (1550-1069 BC) considered the Golden Age of the Egyptian history and also the golden age for the woman. In the new kingdom the brave queen Ahhotep stand as the kings in the military field. And later, the great woman Tiy, the wife of Amenhotep III (1390-1352 BC), become great royal wife. She played a wondeerful role in the political affairs with neighbouring states of Egypt.
In fact, The work in the religious field was the second goal for the woman after her role as a housewife and mother. If there is a female gods, why the woman didn't share in the priesthood. For the ancient Egyptians the wife of the pharaoh was the wife of the god, so she can participate in the political power with the pharaoh.
The fourth female pharaoh was the queen Nefertiti, her reign is still have more Discussions between the historians, especially With respect to here her statue which show her dewy-eyed. She shared with her opinions with her husband Akhenaten in the state affairs, she appeared wearing kingly regalia. For some scholars, after the death of her husband she ruling Egypt as the independent king. Queen Tawosret, after the death of her husband king Seti II 1194 BC, she took the throne and put herself as the pharaoh. After about 1000 years later, the great Cleopatra VII came to the throne as the last queen and the last female pharaohs in the ancient Egyptian history which arrived to the end with the arrival of the Roman power to the water of the mediterranean Sea.
In the hellenistic and roman times The women developed more than the last periods. From the evidences which Confirmation that, the woman who called Hermione, that woman worked as a teacher for the Greek grammar. In the hellenistic also , Cleopatra VII confirmed that the woman in ancient Egypt can play a high role in the in the political affairs and in the culture. Cleopatra VII established the Great Library of Alexandria which becam the cultural capital for Egypt and for all the ancient world where at this time. In the age of Christianity, the woman lost the equality which had existed for hundreds years before.
The New Kingdom (1550-1069 BC) considered the Golden Age of the Egyptian history and also the golden age for the woman. In the new kingdom the brave queen Ahhotep stand as the kings in the military field. And later, the great woman Tiy, the wife of Amenhotep III (1390-1352 BC), become great royal wife. She played a wondeerful role in the political affairs with neighbouring states of Egypt.
In fact, The work in the religious field was the second goal for the woman after her role as a housewife and mother. If there is a female gods, why the woman didn't share in the priesthood. For the ancient Egyptians the wife of the pharaoh was the wife of the god, so she can participate in the political power with the pharaoh.
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