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? a. she united upper and lower egypt. b. she was the wife of a god. c. she was a female pharaoh. d. she built the largest pyramid.

“there he took part in the conquest of cuba. the spanish government gave him land and slaves in return for his service… eventually, he settled down on a plantation. but he was restless, and still far from wealthy. in fact, he was in debt. what money he had, he squandered on gambling, expensive clothes, and nights out on the town. then his luck turned. spanish sailors landed on the yucatan peninsula of mexico and sent back word of an extraordinary find… rumors of a land filled with gold… cortes leaped at the chance for gold and glory… velazquez, the spanish governor, grew troubled and sent orders forbidding [cortes] to sail. but cortes was not about to lose this opportunity. under the cover of darkness, he raised anchor and slipped from port.” how did cortes lose what money he had before he set sail for mexico? a he put all his money into a business that declared bankruptcy. b he spent it on fancy clothes, gambling, and having fun. c he gave it away to charity. d it was stolen from him.