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Pharaohs and Pharisees
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• Life of Pharaohs was filled with power, glory, murder, deceit and mystery.
• King Tut is one of the most famous Pharaohs.
• Pharaohs were considered to be both divine deities as well as mortal rulers.
• 170 or more rulers ruled over Egypt during a 3,000 year time span.
• The most powerful person in Ancient Egypt
• The pharaoh was the political and religious leader of Egypt, holding the titles "Lord of Two Hands" and "High Priest of every Temple."
• As the "Lord of Two Hands" the Pharaoh was the ruler of upper and lower Egypt. He owned all the land, and collected taxes.
• As the high priest of every temple the pharaoh represented the gods on Earth, and built temples and preformed rituals to honor the gods.
• The title of "Pharaoh" actually comes to us from the Greek language and its use in the Old Testament. Meaning House.
• The first real king of Egypt ruling over the unified land, was Menes, who would have ruled Egypt around 3100 BC
• In death, the pharaoh would become one with Osiris, god of the dead, passing on his sacred powers to his son, the new pharaoh, would then represent Osiris' son Horus.
• Pharaohs spent most of their time preparing for death, because they believed in the after life. 
• Many Pharaohs went to war when their land was threatened or they wanted to control foreign lands. 
• Pharaohs were buried with their most prized possessions to take to the after life.
• Several women ruled as pharaohs of Egypt.
• Three great non-consort queens of Egypt Hatshepsut, Sobeknefru, and Twosret, Hatshepsut and possibly others took the title pharaoh in the absence of an existing word for "Queen Regnant"
• The pharaoh also wore a striped headcloth called the nemes.
• The Egyptians saw the pharaoh as the mediator between the realm of the gods and the realm of humans.
• The royal apron is entirely covered with fine accordion pleating