Cleopatra vs. Nefertiti
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By: Alex BajzathPr.8
Cleopatra vs. Nefertiti
Queens
Cleopatra:Full name- Cleopatra VII Thea Philpater
Mom- Cleopatra V Tryphanea
Dad- Ptolemy XII Auletes - at the time he was pharaoh
Born: 69 B.C.
Nefertiti:Full Name- Nefertiti (which means “the beautiful one has come”)- later she changed it to Neferneferuatn
Mom- Unrecorded
Dad- Unrecorded- Rumored to be Ay
Born:1390 B.C.
Friends of the Queens :Cleopatra NefertitiOlympus
Theophilus
Julia Caesar (relationship)
Mark Antony (husband)
Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten (husband)
King Tut (son in law)
Cleopatra Nefertiti
Both
Queen Fun Facts
• Married young• Cleopatra –
age 12• Nefertiti – age
15
• Oldest Child
• Spoke 9 languages
• Very musical voice
• Had four children
• Not very beautiful, butcharming
• Ruled as co-regent
• Featured in a lot of Egyptian art
• VERY BEAUTIFUL!
• Six daughters
• Most details of life are unrecorded
• Disappears from history in 14th year of husband’s reign
Cleopatra’s Reign•Inherited throne with brother, became queen at age 18•Many enemies, including Octavian (Augustus)•Good and bad ruler – killed youngest brother, made her son co-regent•Last queen of Egypt•Dynasty gave way to Roman rule, & Egypt’s economic collapse•Many movies and books made about her
Nefertiti’s Reign•Ruled during the 18th dynasty, during a time of great wealth gained through military trade•A lot of art and culture that went into the next dynasty•Most remembered for religious changes – changed worship from Amen-ra to Aten, went from many gods to one god•Good and bad ruler:beloved by the people yet resented for religion changes•Helped build new city Amarna•After Akhenaten died, King Tut went back to old religion and destroyed all evidence of Akhenaten’s reign•In 1913 a sculpture is found-it is pictured above
Who do they remind me of?Cleopatra
Nefertiti (and Akhentan)
Hillary Clinton - very smart, clever politician’s, and ambitious for power
President and Mrs. Obama - promised change, very well known, and very powerful
Resources I used:Google and Google Imageswww.ask.comwww.answers.comwww.kingtut.org.ukwww.biography.comwww.wikipedia.comwww.metmuseum.orghttp://touregypt.netwww.ancient-egypt-online.com