PPT-Cleopatra WORLD HISTORY READERS Level 3- ③ Cleopatra and Egypt

Cleopatra WORLD HISTORY READERS Level 3 ③ Cleopatra and Egypt Who was Cleopatra Cleopatra was the queen of a country called Egypt in North Africa who lived over 2000 years ago What is Egypt. Cleopatra VII. INTRODUCTION. Cleopatra's family ruled Egypt for more than 100 years before she was born around 69 B.C. The stories and myths surrounding Cleopatra's tragic life inspired a number of books, movies and plays, including . Queen of Kings. The Baby is here!. In 69 BC Cleopatra was born in Alexandria, Egypt. Her mother is unknown and her father is Ptolemy Xll . Teenage Queen. At age eighteen Cleopatra became queen. She also married her younger brother Ptolemy . . . By: . Makayla. . Donadio. . Birth date and place. I was born in 69 BCE. My full name is Cleopatra VII . Thea. . Philopator. .. I was born in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. I was Egypt’s first Greek queen.. 2600 BCE – 31 BCE. Egypt in Decline. Revolts happen in Nubia, Palestine, Israel which push the Egyptians back to their traditional land near the Nile. Low floods hurt crops and trade. Egyptian army dependent on mercenaries yet poor trade means that there is not always enough money to pay them.. or. -. . . Ruined Masculinity . - . or. -. . . . Scenes from a life as tragedy?. Romeo. :. O, sweet Juliet!. Thy beauty hath made me effeminate,. And in my temper . soften’d. valour’s steel! (3.1.121). The Battle of the Sexes. Variety and subtlety in the art of persuasion. Look…see this Herculean Roman does become the carriage of his chafe. Riotous madness, to be entangled with those mouth-made vows. Queen of Kings. The Baby is here!. In 69 BC Cleopatra was born in Alexandria, Egypt. Her mother is unknown and her father is Ptolemy Xll . Teenage Queen. At age eighteen Cleopatra became queen. She also married her younger brother Ptolemy . Cleopatra VII.  . g. ; 69. . – August 12, 30 BC), known to history simply as . Cleopatra. , was the last active pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, only shortly survived by her son, . Caesarion.  as pharaoh.. By: Kein Geld, Alfonso Uno Shorebut, Shang Tang Quilo, José Booshkai, and BOB :).. Cleopatra. Cleopatra was the daughter of Auletes. Her mother, believed to be Cleopatra V, was the kings wife/half sister. In 51 B.C, her mother died and the throne was passed on to her and her brother while she was still 18. Her brother, who was named Ptolemy XIII, was 10. Soon after they took the throne, Ptolemy's advisers acted against Cleopatra and forced her to leave Egypt for Syria in 49 B.C. She created an army and fought her brother on the eastern border of Egypt. Meanwhile, both the brother and the sister were asking Ceasar's help in the fight.. -. . . Ruined Masculinity . - . or. -. . . . Scenes from a life as tragedy?. Romeo. :. O, sweet Juliet!. Thy beauty hath made me effeminate,. And in my temper . soften’d. valour’s steel! (3.1.121). (Licit. ) . Parts a woman might play: virgin/wife/mother. (Illicit) Parts a woman might play: shrew/witch/whore. Question: What part does Cleopatra play in . Antony and Cleopatra? . What part does she play in the cultural imaginary of the play, as the subject of history, memory, report, gossip, fantasy, and self presentation? . Cleopatra’s Early . Y. ears…. Cleopatra was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt. . When she was young she liked playing with animals.. She enjoyed playing with her sisters. . C. leopatra became queen when she was eighteen.. Hatshepsut . Hatshepsut . Grandfather Ahmose 1 defeated Hycose, who occupied Low Egypt during the 2nd intermediate period.. She decended from strong women.. Her father Thutmose 1 married Nefertiti and had many kids including Hatshepsut and Thutmose 11. What do you already know about Cleopatra?. List 5 things you know about Cleopatra.. Visual Sources. Look at the following Images. What impression do they give of Cleopatra?. Think up . Adjectives. to describe each image..