Cleopatra was the last pharaoh of Egypt. She became the queen in 51 BC. She was a member of the Greek-speaking, Ptolemaic dynasty. She is famous in the history as the lover of Julius Caesar. After Caesar’s assassination, she allied with Mark Anthony. Anthony and Cleopatra both committed suicide.
NAME: …………………………………………
Date: …………………………….
Questions:
1. Cleopatra had her family origins from………………………………………., one of Alexander the Great’s generals.
2. She inherited the throne after the death of his father……………………………………………
3. She also wrote a book called……………………………..on the subject of medical and pharmacological work.
4. Her lover Julius Caesar, was assassinated in ……………………………………..
5. Julius Caesar erected a statute of Cleopatra in ……………………………………………………
6. Cleopatra had ……………………………….children with Marc Antony.
7. She and Marc Antony started a drinking club called………………………………………….
8. Marc Antony married Cleopatra despite being married to………………………………………..
9. According to ancient Roman sources, Cleopatra killed herself with……………………………………………..
10. After her death, Egypt became just another province of………………………………………….
Answers:
1. Ptolemy I Soter
2. Ptolemy VIII
3. Cosmetics
4. 44 BC
5. the temple of Venus
6. Three
7. the Inimitable Livers
8. Octavia Minor
9. an Egyptian cobra
10. the great Roman Empire