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Ahmenhotep III

23lehmann — 2024-05-15 05:04:54 UTC

Amenhotep-III reigned from approximately 1390 BCE-1353 BCE. Ahmenhotep III is regarded as one of the best critical thinking, decision making pharaohs of its time. In the fifth year of his reign, Amenhotep-III conducted campaigns against a territory called Akuyata in Nubia. He did this to maintain peace with all surrounding countries including the Nubians in the south. Thutmose-IV was the father of amenhotep-III, and his mother was Mutemwiya. He built multiple famous buildings including a Mortuary Temple to represent Colossi of Memnon. Amenhotep-III married Tiy, a commoner. She became the queen and mother of king Akhenaton, who took his place after his death.

Religious Policy

23lehmann — 2024-05-20 10:58:27 UTC

During his reign Amenhotep-III displayed an effective religious pharoah, successfully fulfilling his role of spreading the religious policy. His primary devotion was towards God Amun-Ra, building a statue to represent them. Ptah’s wife Sekhment was also honoured as he built 600 statues in Karnak. He went and built multiple temples to represent the gods Re-Harakhte at Heliopolis, Thoth in Hermopolis, Hathor and Nekhbet at El Kab, and Montu and Mut in Karnak. Even going to the extent of dedicating a sacred lake to Atum to praise the gods. Effectively expanding and strengthening the religious landscape of egypt. Showing his success as a religious leader.

Building

23lehmann — 2024-05-20 11:46:36 UTC

During Amenhotep-III's reign he built numerous buildings, spreading across Nubia and Egypt to showcase his excellent fulfilment of his role as pharaoh. At Karnak, Amenhotep-III built the Luxor temple to represent Ma’at and his faith. During this, he destroyed the fourth pylon to create a third new pylon that would have columns and a decorated forecourt. Amenhotep-III would also build temples at Elephantine, Wadi es-Sebua, Aniba, Kawa, and Sesebi. Opened limestone quarries and a mortuary temple in Thebes at which is mostly ruined, displaying the colossi of Memnon. These markings highlight Amenhotep-III's successful participation in Egypt's religious and cultural landscape.

Internal Administration

23lehmann — 2024-05-20 13:38:23 UTC

Amenhotep-III ruled Egypt for around 40 years, at which during this time he gathered greater power and a prestige that hadn’t been done before. He reigned during the golden age of egypt at which they were the dominant power. Amenhotep-III's reign was marked by a well-governed government, with a strong bureaucracy, public works, and a massive building program. The viziers, including Amenhotep Son of Hapu, managed the recruitment of civil and military workers and supervision of buildings. He commissioned the construction of buildings and the bumper harvest was recorded, and taxes were collected. His governance was filled with efficient administration, successfully dominating as a pharaoh.

External Administration

23lehmann — 2024-05-20 13:58:46 UTC

Amenhotep III maintained peace and asserted Egypt's dominance through strategic communication with surrounding countries like Babylonia, The Mitanni and The Hittites. He communicated through the Amarna letters between countries to show power and connection between empires. Amenhotep-III maintained the same foreign policy that was laid down by his predecessors strongly. His hard-work established power and influence over other empires. Making war rare and that Amenhotep could maintain ma'at, becoming a successful and praised pharoah. However, facing one war with the nubia based on a tablet with Amenhotep-III winning. Furthermore, keeping peace with all neighbouring countries and becoming a successful and effective pharaoh.

Muhammad

23khan — 2024-05-29 04:56:23 UTC

I was very engaged in this, your info was very well done

there were a few people who didn't add captions to their images, and instead wrote their info in the captions, great to see you haven't

Some of the language being used-whilt very good-could be hard for some to understand

Nicolas Reyna

23reyna — 2024-05-29 04:58:42 UTC

STAR 1: Good description of images and relating to the text below.

STAR 2: Very detailed and descriptive responses that are not to complex making them easy to read.

WISH 1: could have added a more clear judgment in each box, you made a sort of general judgment, could have written what you thought to clarify.

WISH 2: Could have tided the images more clearly to the text, not just in the image description.

Phoenix Chacon

23wynnchacon — 2024-05-29 23:46:40 UTC

STAR 1: Excellent information and great images that relate to the topic.

STAR 2: very detailed and descriptive imagery and text.

WISH 1: maybe describe the image and what it is.

WISH 2: maybe make the information not so hard to understand.