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21 Cards in this Set
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How long did Ancient Egyptian civilization last?
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more than 30,000 years.
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Which king's mummy lay undisturbed into the modern day?
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King Tut.
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In 1922, King Tut's tomb was discovered where?
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Egypt.
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What was not found in King Tut's tomb?
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Stone models of pyramids for supernatural power.
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How old was king Tut when he died?
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18 or 19 years old.
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A small knife made out what material was found wrapped over King Tut's heart?
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Steel.
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King Tut's innermost coffin was made of solid _____.
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Gold.
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Where did the ancient Egyptians hope to be buried?
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On the Nile River, the Western side.
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Who is the Falcon-god who brings power to the pharaohs?
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Horas.
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Ramesses the Great was the greatest ______ in Egypt history.
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Builder.
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Ramesses the Great fathered more than __ children.
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19.
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In 1798, who brought his army, as well as scientists and artists, to Egypt?
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Napoelean.
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What artifact, discovered by French Troops, is considered one of the most significant archaelological finds of all time?
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The Rosetta Stone.
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The Rosetta Stone, which contained the same inscription in _____ and hieroglyphic, allowed for the translation of ancient Egyptian writing.
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Greek.
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The Pyramids at Giza, which were later gutted and robbed, were built as what?
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Tombs.
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What was the very first stone building in all the world?
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The Step Pyramid of King Djoser.
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In the Step Pyramid of King Djoser, the king's burial chamber is located where?
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Below the pyramid.
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What most likely raised the pyramids' stones into place?
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Ramps.
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Some of the pyramids' tomb robbers included members of the king's own priesthood as well as who?
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The builders of the tombs themselves.
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In 1992, thieves stole a giant stone head of what from a secluded temple?
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Ramesses the Great.
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In Medieval times, ground up what were considered a powerful medicine and aphrodisiac?
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Mummies
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