Ancient History Miscellany

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1. Who was Ankhesenamun, the Queen of Egypt, married to? Smenkhkare Imotep Tutankhamun Ankhenaten

2. How many years is it estimated that Ay reigned as Pharaoh over Egypt after Tutankhamun? 50 4 10 30

3. Who was the first to rule in the Middle Kingdom? Intef I Mentuhotep I Neferhotep I Apepi I

4. Who led the Greeks into the Battle of Thermopylae? Xerxes Pausanias Mardonius Leonidas

5. Which Greek conquered Persia? Herodotus Thucydides Pausanias Alexander the Great

6. What was the key Persian defeat at the hands of the Greeks during the Graeco-Persian Wars? Battle of Plataea Battle of Mycale Battle of Thermopylae Battle of Salamis

7. We know that, according to legend, Romulus and Remus founded Rome. What happened to them afterwards? They were killed by Aeneas' cruel brother They both ruled Rome together Romulus killed Remus in a quarrel over which one would reign They both were drowned

8. Claudius was the Emperor of Rome from 14-37 A.D. True False

9. What was the name of Nero's biological father? Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus Caesar Augustus Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus Caligula

10. Agrippina was of great importance in Rome as she was the first woman to appear on two coins. True False