On this day in 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter sent a telegraph to his sponsor announcing he had discovered an undisturbed tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. His discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb stunned the world and revolutionized our understanding of Ancient Egypt. Children encounter Egypt and other ancient civilizations in the Core Knowledge Sequence beginning in first grade, both in history and in art. How much do you remember about Ancient Egypt? Here’s this week’s Core Knowledge Quiz:
1. What was the name given to the religious and political leader of Egypt?
2. Egyptians made a form of paper from fibers of a reed that grows in marshes along the Nile. What was it called?
3. What is the name for Egyptian writing that includes pictorial symbols?
4. This artifact, discovered in 1799, features the same text inscribed in three languages – Greek and two Egyptian languages – and enabled scholars to translate ancient Egyptian texts. What is it?
5. What feature of the Nile River enabled Egyptian farms to produce large amounts of food?
6. The Nile River empties into what body of water?
7. What is a canopic jar and what was its purpose?
8. Who was the Egyptian god of the afterlife?
9. What figure, featuring a human head on the body of a reclining lion, is a symbol of both modern and ancient Egypt?
10. Hatshepsut, one of the most successful pharaohs, expanded trade, grew the Egyptian economy, and built and restored many temples. What was unusual about Hatshepsut?
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