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Question

"[T]he god's wife Hatshepsut executed the affairs of the Two Lands according to her counsels. Egypt worked for her, head bowed . . ."

–a government official during Hatshepsut's reign, from "The 18th Dynasty Before the Amarna Period," by Betsy M. Bryan, in The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt

Read the quote from the primary source. What was it about Hatshepsut that made her an extraordinary pharaoh?

(1 point)
Responses

She united Upper and Lower Egypt.

She united Upper and Lower Egypt. - no response given

She was the wife of a god.

She was the wife of a god. - no response given

She was a female pharaoh.

She was a female pharaoh. - no response given

She built the largest pyramid.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

She was a female pharaoh.

Hatshepsut is notable for being one of the few female pharaohs in ancient Egypt, and her reign marked a significant departure from traditional gender roles in a male-dominated society.