Práctica sesión 4.
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Ramesses II
Egypt is one the most ancient civilizations in world history. One of the main characteristics of this culture was the Pharaonic movement that ruled the empire. It is argued (0) some historians that Ramesses II was the greatest and most powerful of the Egyptian pharaohs. He was born (1) 1303 BC and became pharaoh when he was still a teenager. Ramesses ruled Egypt for the rest of his long life – he lived over 90 years of age. Ramesses, (2) deliberately cultivated a reputation as a great warrior, led several successful military campaigns against Egypt’s rivals, but he also signed an important peace treaty with Egypt’s long-standing enemies, the Hittites. Ramesses is particularly (3) for his architectural achievements,
(4) the construction of his magnificent new capital city of Pi-Ramesses and numerous monuments and temples, including the rock temples of Abu Simbel and his temple complex at Ramesseum.
Ramesses had over 200 wives and concubines, (5) some estimates, but his most famous and important queen was Nefetari. She was renowned for her beauty and ability to read and write hieroglyphics, (6) most unusual skill among women at that time. She ruled alongside Ramesses, becoming a powerful influence in her own right, and is commemorated in her beautifully decorated tomb in the Valley of the Queens. Ramesses II died in 1213 BC and was buried in the Valley of the Kings, (7) his body was later moved to protect it from thieves. (8) , his mummy is in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.