Cleopatra was...
Cleopatra VII Philopator known to history simply as Cleopatra, was the last active pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, only shortly survived by her son, Caesarion as pharaoh.
Cleopatra was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, a family of Macedonian Greek origin that ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great's death during the Hellenistic period. The Ptolemies, throughout their dynasty, spoke Greek and refused to speak Egyptian, which is the reason that Greek as well as Egyptian languages were used on official court documents such as the Rosetta Stone. By contrast, Cleopatra did learn to speak Egyptian and represented herself as the reincarnation of an Egyptian goddess, Isis.
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Gracie
Born in Alexandria Egypt -
Stevie G
Not even a question and should never of been passed.
Dorian Knight
Egyptian would be her nationality by birth, Greek was her ancestry.
John Manley
Right answer not even available - her nationality was Macedonian.
Flavio
This has led some, including Egypt's foremost archaeologist Zahi Hawass, to reiterate that Cleopatra, who was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 69 B.C. into the Ptolemaic dynasty, was of Macedonian Greek ancestry.
teacherchicky
Three of the answers could have been correct because she was born in Egypt, raised as a Macedonian (mix of Greek and Persian)and her ancestry!
Raymond Cardona
QC you need to check your sources Cleopatra was Egyptian born with Greek ancestry not fair to the players who know!!!
Bonnie
Gemma
So wrong, how was this question passed, insult to your fellow players
David Colloby
She was Egyptian her ancestry was Greek She was an Egyptian Queen extremely poor question and Wrong answer
Rafi Manory
A question intended to mislead. Her ancestry was Greek, but she was born in Egypt and ruled Egypt. Price Phillip was of Greek ancestry but actually he was not even that, was he? A question that should not have been approved.
Paul Gibson
Yet another wrong answer!!!
LibraryLady
The question is too general and the answer choices are meant to deceive! Had the author left Egyptian out of the choices, perhaps the question could be valid. Since Cleopatra was born in Egypt, she is Egyptian. Her heritage may be Greek, but the question leaves it open to 2 different answers....and we are only allowed to choose 1. Consider this.... if you were born in America, you are clearly American, regardless of where your family came from!
pabjetster
Born in Egypt, ruled Egypt, died in Egypt -- and that makes her Greek? My heritage is German. I have even been to Germany a few times. But I am an American!