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1. Hatshepset's accomplishments as pharaoh in ancient Egypt are well known, however, was she the first female pharaoh for which there is confirmed proof?
2. Deborah is known as the first and only female judge mentioned in the Bible. She was also, however, known as which of the following?
3. Sappho, who lived on the Greek island of Lesbos, is well-known as an ancient writer of poetry. What type of poetry is she best known for writing?
4. Boudica led her people, the Iceni, in an unsuccessful revolt against Rome in 61 BC. What was the cause of the rebellion?
5. Who is considered to be the last active pharaoh of the last dynasty to rule ancient Egypt?
6. In ancient Rome, Hortensia, the daughter of consul Quintus Hortensius Hortalus, was well known in which of the following capacities?
7. Queen Artemisia I of Caria allied with the Persian king, Xerxes, against the Greeks. She personally commanded her small fleet at which ancient naval battle?
8. Considered to be one of the first known women to rule an empire, Queen Sammuramat governed which people in Mesopotamia from 811-808 BC?
9. The leader of a revolt against the Roman Empire, Zenobia was queen of which ancient kingdom that was located in present-day Syria?
10. Bân Zhâo is considered to be the first female in China to hold which position?
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