Ancient History Miscellany

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

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? Neferhotep I Intef I Mentuhotep I Apepi I

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

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

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

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

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

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

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