Egyptian Rulers

Question 1

Cleopatra

Answer 1

famous in history and drama as the lover of Julius Caesar and later the wife of Mark Antony. She became queen on the death of her father, Ptolemy XII, in 51 BCE and ruled successively with her two brothers Ptolemy XIII (51–47) and Ptolemy XIV (47–44) and her son Ptolemy XV Caesar (44–30). After the Roman armies of Octavian (the future emperor Augustus) defeated their combined forces, Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide.

Question 2

Hatshepsut

Answer 2

The first woman pharaoh, Hatshepsut, was the sister and wife of Pharaoh Thutmose II. When Thutmose II died suddenly, Hatshepsut took his place as the regent for her stepson, Thutmose III.

Question 3

Akhenaten

Answer 3

“Monotheistic, and believed in one god named Aton.
Akhenaten forced the people of Egypt to give up their worship of all other gods and to only worship Aton. In an effort to enforce his religious views, Akhenaten built a new capital city, as well as other monuments to glorify Aton.”

Question 4

Nefertiti

Answer 4

The wife of Akhenaten. Possibly ruled after her husband’s death as Neferneferuaten.

Question 5

Ay

Answer 5

Ay was one of Tutankhamen’s advisers; he became Pharaoh by marrying Ankhesenamun after King Tut’s death.

Question 6

Ankhesenamun

Answer 6

The sister-wife of Tutankhamen who was married Ay, after King Tut’s death.

Question 7

Smenkhare

Answer 7

The first of Akhenaten’s sons to rule following his death. This could also have been Nefertiti.

Question 8

Tutankhamun

Answer 8

King Tut was the second son of Akhenaten to be Pharaoh from age 9 - 19. He restored the Kingdom to how it was before his father and attempted to erase him from history.