Write an essay analyzing how hatshepsut used her power in both "hatshepsut" and "the woman who would be king." use evidence from both passages to support your response.

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among the duties of any egyptian monarch was the construction of monumental building projects to honor the gods and preserve the memory of their reigns for eternity. these building projects were not just some grandiose gesture on the part of the king to appease the ego but were central to the foundation and development of a unified state. building projects ensured work for the peasant farmers during the period of the nile’s inundation, encouraged unity through a collective effort, pride in one’s contribution to the project, and provided opportunities for the expression of ma’at (harmony/balance), the central value of the culture, through communal – and national – effort.

contrary to the view so often held, the great monuments of egypt were not built by hebrew slaves nor by slave labor of any kind. skilled and unskilled egyptian workers built the palaces, temples, pyramids, monuments, and raised the obelisks as paid workers. from the period of the old kingdom of egypt (c. 2613-2181 bce) through the new kingdom (c. 1570 - c. 1069 bce) and, to a lesser extent, from the third intermediate period (c. 1069-525) through the ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 bce) the great rulers of egypt created some of the most impressive cities, temples, and monuments in the world and these were all created by collective egyptian effort.

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