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Well, cats were sacred to egyptians, and they even sometimes mummified their cats.

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Who did Cleopatra rule?

Cleopatra, being an Egyptian queen, ruled Egypt.


What was Cleopatra's Egyptian period?

Cleopatra lived and ruled during the Ptolemaic or Hellenistic period of Egypt.


Did Cleopatra VII rule the old kingdom?

No, the Old Kingdom in Egyptian history was thousands of years before Cleopatra. Cleopatra ruled in the Hellenistic period of Egyptian history.


If Cleopatra was Egyptian why was depicted as white?

Cleopatra was not Egyptian, except in name. She was a Macadonian Greek, who's family had ruled Egypt for about 300 years.


Who was Cleopatra before she was a Pharaoh?

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How many people where in Cleopatra rule?

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Did Cleopatra live in the old kingdom?

No, the Old Kingdom period in Egyptian history was way, way before Cleopatra's time. Cleopatra ruled in the Hellinistic or Ptolemaic period of Egyptian history.


Why was Cleopatra's blood Egyptian?

Cleopatra was not Egyptian. She was a Macedonian Greek. She ruled Egypt and followed the Egyptian religion and culture, but her bloodline was Greek. She was also the first of the Ptolemies who actually took the trouble to learn Egyptian.


Where did cleoptra riegn?

Cleopatra was the last Egyptian pharaoh. She ruled (primarily) from Alexandria, Egypt.


Why did Cleopatra live in Egypt?

Cleopatra lived in Egypt because she was an Egyptian (of Greek descent), was born there and ruled there. Egypt was her native country.


Did Cleopatra rule the new kingdom?

No, the New Kingdom period in Egyptian history was a couple of thousand years before Cleopatra. Cleopatra ruled in the Hellenistic period of Egypt.


What dynasty did Cleopatra vii rule Egypt?

Since Cleopatra was of Greek decent, she ruled in the Ptolemaic dynasty. It was not a numbered dynasty as the Egyptian ones were.