Examples Of Pharaohs By Kristine Carlson

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For example in the book Pharaohs and Dynasties by Kristine Carlson, she stated that a pharaoh had many wives but only one was the great wife. The son would then become the next pharaoh, and that’s how dynasties start. If the great wife gave birth to a girl then she would be the next great wife. The way they can end is if a certain dynasty goes into civil war or somebody dies. There have been over thirty Dynasties in Egypt.
The pharaohs also controlled all of the resources allowing them to perform amazing feats.
An instance of this happening is when King Djoser commanded his chief scribe to go figure out a way to build a better tomb for when he died. King Djoser's actions led to the invention of the step Pyramid. This movement showed his

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