Hatshepsut His Majesty Herself

Hatshepsut was destined to become the wife of Tuthmosis II. Tuthmosis II was...

• Hatshepsut's half brother

• Hatshepsut's brother

• Hatshepsut's cousin

• Hatshepsut's nephew

Marriages between close relatives were common within the ancient Egypt's royal family.

• True

• False

After the death of her father, Tuthmosis I, Hatshepsut married Tuthmosis II at approximately the age of...

• 12

• 16

• 20

• 24

Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis had one child. The was named...

• Tutankhamun

• Neferure

• Cleopatra

• Nitocris

After Tuthmosis II's early death Egypt was left without a king to make sure the gods would look kindly upon Egypt. Egyptian's believed ____________ "was a delicate thing, and without a pharaoh....,[Egypt] was in danger of collapsing."

• Hatshepsut

• sarcophagus

• kohl

• maat

Tuthmosis II had a second child and the child's name was...

• Nitocris

• Neferure

• Tuthmosis

• Sobekneferu

"Until Tuthmosis III was mature enough to be crowned pharaoh what Egypt needed was a ___________, an adult who could take control of the country."

• widow

• maat

• regent

• sarcophagus

Women had acted as regents for infants at other times in Egypt's history...When Hatshepsut became regent she was approximately....

• 12 years old

• 15 years old

• 18 years old

• 21 years old

How was Tuthmosis III related to Hatshepsut?

• Tuthmosis III was Hatshepsut's son

• Tuthmosis III was Hatshepsut's brother

• Tuthmosis III was Hatshepsut's uncle

• Tuthmosis III was Hatshepsut's nephew

What bold an unprecedented move did Hatshepsut make?

• built a temple to the god Amen called "Deir el-Bahri"

• led a military campaign against Nubia

• had herself crowned pharaoh

• used cosmetics while drinking coffee