Ramses II !✨ 😩

Question 1

How long after Hatshepsut did Ramses II rule?

Answer 1

Ramses II ruled about 200 years after Hatshepsut.

Question 2

How did Ramses II build Egypt’s power and wealth?

Answer 2

Ramses II chose to do what Hatshepsut did through trade, to do with war.

Question 3

What did he spend the first half of his time as a pharaoh?

Answer 3

He spent the first half of his time as a pharaoh fighting in Canan and Syria, in the fertile cresent.

Question 4

What did he do later?

Answer 4

Later, Ramses II led his army against the powerful Hitties. the 2 armies fought in a place called Kadesh in present-day Sudan.

Question 5

What did he lose and eventually do with the Hitties?

Answer 5

He lost many soldiers fighting with the Hitties, and later made peace with the Hitties by agreeing on a border.

Question 6

What else was Ramses II?

Answer 6

Ramses II was a great builder, and built more monuments than any other pharaoh during his reign.