Hatshepsut His Majesty Herself

Before Hatshepsut became pharaoh, what practice does the text say she had for a job?

• Hatshepsut knew what palace life and protocol (order) were like

• Hatshepsut knew how to handle herself around royal advisors with proper authority

• Hatshepsut knew how use power if necessary, even around visiting dignitaries from other lands

• Hatshepsut knew her place among priests of the different Egyptian gods.

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How was Hatshepsut's reign different from the reigns of the two earlier queens who had ruled Egypt?

• Hatshepsut ruled over an Egypt during a time of peace and prosperity

• Hatshepsut ruled over an Egypt that was suffering from political problems

• Hatshepsut had a valid claim to the throne

• Hatshepsut called herself pharaoh

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What women had ruled Egypt before, but never without successfully claiming the Egyptian throne?

• Nitocris

• Neferure

• Sobekneferu

• Cleopatra

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Hatshepsut was concerned with keeping Egyptian tradition as much as possible during her reign. So Hatshepsut....

• wore a man's short kilt during ceremonies instead of a dress

• fastened a fake gold beard to her chin

• when writing in official documents, she wrote "he" instead of "she."

• took a the male title of ruler, "pharaoh."

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What evidence does the text give to support the idea that Hatshepsut cared about her appearance?

• Hatshepsut used kohl

• archaeologists have uncovered bracelets

• archaeologists have uncovered alabaster cosmetic pots

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One inscription describes Hatshepsut as "more beautiful than anything."

• True

• False

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The ancient Egyptians used kohl, a kind of makeup made from powdered lead for...

• writing hieroglyphic names of Egyptian kings

• blocking out the sun's glare

• wearing it around their chin

• making one more attractive by putting it around their eyes

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Hatshepsut's 22 year reign is best remembered for...

• being peaceful

• building monuments like Deir el-Bahri

• acting as regent for Tuthmosis III

• military campaigns against Nubia

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The ancient Egyptians word cartouche means...

• the crucial cosmic order

• an adult who could take control of the country

• a kind of makeup made from powdered lead

• hieroglyphic name symbol written for the pharaohs of Egypt

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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

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