Question 1

What is the name given to Egyptian Kings?

Accepted Answer

Pharaoh

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Royal Vizier

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Deity

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Divine One

Question 2

The area where most of the royal tombs for kings are located is in what area?

Accepted Answer

Valley of the Kings

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Great Pyramid

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Holy Cemetery

Question 3

The area for the royal tombs was an area chosen because...

Accepted Answer

it was in the desert far away from anyone who might find it

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it was along a major highway so it was easy to move materials and treasure there

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it was near pyramids so people would know kings were there

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it was in a city where many people could visit it

Question 4

Many early pharoahs used pyramids for burial.  Later they switched to underground tombs for what reason?

Accepted Answer

They were trying to avoid tomb robbing

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tombs did not have to be decorated

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tombs were more pleasing to the priests and the gods

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tombs were easy to construct

Question 5

What is the best synonym for the word excavate?

Accepted Answer

to dig up

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to speed up or move faster

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to hide

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to bury

Question 6

King Tutankamun and his tomb are most famous because....

Accepted Answer

they are the only unrobbed royal tombs in Egypt

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no one has found it yet

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it is the biggest and most decorated tomb

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they were used for multiple people

Question 7

What is the best synonym for "tomb"?

Accepted Answer

grave

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temple

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priest

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palace

Question 8

Tombs would originally have had everything in it needed for life.  Why is this?

Accepted Answer

so you can use these items in the afterlife

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because it was a way of keeping people away from the tombs

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because if you did not put them in, you would have to pay taxes

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because kings did not want their families to have their treasure

Question 9

Which one of these was the most important aspect to making a body into a mummy?

Accepted Answer

getting rid of water and moisture by dehydration

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saying the right prayers

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wrapping it in gold

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letting the family know where the body was located

Question 10

Which tools did the ancient Egyptians have and use to work on tombs and pyramids?

Accepted Answer

none of these

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wheeled carts and wagons

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electric lights for working underground

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animals such as horses or donkeys or oxen

Question 11

The walls of tombs were created for what purpose?

Accepted Answer

to provide a guide and instruction "book" for the dead person to make it to and successfully through the afterlife

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to record all of the heroic deeds of the pharoahs

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the walls were not painted

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instructions about how to properly make a mummy

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