LESSON 3.9 Rameses II — Egypt’s greatest pharaoh?
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson you should be able to: • describe the signiýcant ýgure often regarded as ancient Egypt’s greatest pharaoh • evaluate the reliability of sources depicting him as a great leader.
Tune in Rameses II is often seen as the greatest pharaoh. However, does the evidence support this view?
SOURCE1 A painted limestone panel depicts the great New Kingdom pharaoh Rameses II striking bound prisoners of war.
1. Describe what Rameses II is doing in the panel shown in SOURCE 1. 2. Assess how such actions by a political leader would be regarded today. 3. Analyse how these actions would have been viewed in ancient Egypt.
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