Important names, terms, and concepts
Thebes
temples (especially Karnak, Deir el-Bahri)
Amun (Amen in Cooney)
Hatshepsut and gender
Hatshepsut and religion
religion and power
Thutmosis IIIĀ
obelisks
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What is the connection between religion and power in this section? How does Hatshepsut use religious ideology and religious institutions to consolidate her power (especially the Temple of Karnak and Deir el Bahri, but other ways too)?
Chapter 10 is about Hatshepsut's legacy. According to Cooney, why did Thutmose III remove her from some monuments? What does he destroy, what doesn't he, and why?
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