Cleopatra+VII

**Directions: You will select one book about a famous woman, read it, and use it to fill in the form below.** The book must be approved by me. You must also use one encyclopedia article for additional information. Feel free to use [|http://www.wikipedia.org]. Next you need to fill out the form and post it on your wiki page. **Also, you must create a slide show** of your famous woman using the website [|http://www.slidelicious.com]. Please embed your slide show on your wiki. Finally, create a bibliography using the site [|www.bibme.org] and add it to the end of this assignment. This will count as a reading grade and is worth 150 points. BOOK REPORT- Biography Name:Robert Paniti Date: 3-21-2009 BOOK TITLE:Queen Cleopatra
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Author:Tom Streissguth Biography of: Cleopatra VII Publisher: Lerner Publications Company

Early Years: Write what you have learned about the person’s early years. How did these childhood experiences influence the person’s achievements as an adult?

This is what I learned about Cleopatra's early life. She wanted to be the leader of Egypt. She also wanted to make Egypt the largest empire. Cleopatra had to be careful of her brothers and sisters because they wanted to do the same thing which meant she could be poisned and killed. She was the smartest of her brothers and sisters, which helped her alot. That was her childhood.

What were this person’s main accomplishments?

These were Cleopatra VII's main accomplishments. Her first was just becoming leader of Egypt. Her second was defeating her nine year old brother, Ptolemy (who was king of Egypt), in a war. This one is quite wierd but she was the only ruler of Egypt to actully learned Egyptian so that she could communicate with the community. The last was when she had a relationship with Julius Ceasar and got land to make Egypt a larger empire. These were her main accomplishments.

Describe the goals of this person. Do you think this person was successful? Why or why not? What factors influenced this person’s achievements?

These were the goals of Cleopatra VII. Her main goal was to make Egypt the largest empire in the world. Another was to gain trust from the citizens of Egypt. The first didn't really work out because she lost a big war. The second did work out as she planned because when she fought she had a HUGE army. Cleopatra influined herself to gain trust and make Egypt a larger empire.These were the goals of Cleopatra VII.

What influence did this person have on the community, or the world?

This is how Cleopatra gained trust from the community. By being a allie to Rome for a while, she kept Egypt safe, so no forein country can attack her. Also Cleopatra VII revived the economy. She managed carefully Egypt's finances, and worked hard to increace harvests. Peace gave traders a chance to do business without trouble. That's how she gained trust.

What is your opinion of this person’s life and accomplishments?

This is what I think about Cleopatra VII's accomplishments. I think she did a great job, besides losing that big war. She gained alot of land just by relationship, which I think is smart. Then defeating her nine year old brother in a war (which Plotemy turned to the Roman side and still lost to Cleopatra VII).That's what I thought about her accomplishments.

Would you recommend this biography to others? Why, or why not?

I would recomend thios biograpy to my friends. First because her life is interesting. Second was because she being a woman, was the first queen to rule Egypt. She was smart and fought in many wars. Also I admired her streanth to take her own life instead of being torchered and held prisonor by Rome. That's why I'd recomend it to my friends.

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