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Cleopatra and Roman Rule

History · Ancient Egypt · ages 9-11

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt as a Roman empress.
Circle one: True False
More than 3,000 years passed between Egypt's unification around 3100 BCE and Rome's conquest in 30 BCE.
Circle one: True False
What kind of battle was Actium?
- A sea battle
- A city siege
- A border war
What happened to Egypt after Octavian conquered it in 30 BCE?
- It remained a kingdom
- It became a province under Roman rule
- It became an ally with no Roman governor
Which of these events happened earliest?
- Octavian's victory at Actium
- Rome's conquest of Egypt
- The unification of Egypt
Cleopatra's alliance with Mark Antony meant that every Roman leader supported her.
Circle one: True False
Why did Cleopatra seek support from Roman leaders?
- To protect her throne and Egypt's independence
- To give up her throne and Egypt's independence
- To replace Egyptian traditions with Roman customs
Egypt became a Roman province in 30 BCE. What does province mean here?
- A kingdom independent of every other state
- A territory governed within a larger state
- A temple district outside all government control
Actium was in 31 BCE. Rome conquered Egypt in 30 BCE. How many years separate these dates?
Answer: ______________
Imagine a writer born in 20 BCE claims to have met Cleopatra while she ruled Egypt. Which judgement follows from the lesson?
- The writer was born after Cleopatra died
- The writer could have met Cleopatra
- The writer's birth date supports the claimed meeting

Answer key

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False · Cleopatra was Egypt's ruling queen, not a Roman empress.
True · The approximate dates are more than 3,000 years apart.
A sea battle · Actium was a sea battle involving the forces of Octavian, Mark Antony and Cleopatra.
It became a province under Roman rule · Egypt became a Roman province rather than an independent kingdom.
The unification of Egypt · Egypt's unification around 3100 BCE came long before Actium in 31 BCE and the conquest in 30 BCE.
False · Mark Antony and Octavian were rival Roman leaders. Cleopatra supported Antony, while Octavian opposed their forces.
To protect her throne and Egypt's independence · She sought allies to support her rule and keep Egypt independent.
A territory governed within a larger state · A province is a territory governed as part of a larger state.
1 · BCE year numbers decrease as time moves forward. These dates are one year apart.
The writer was born after Cleopatra died · Cleopatra died in 30 BCE. The imagined writer was born in 20 BCE, which was later. The writer could not have met her.