5 COMMENTS
- The book has many descriptive pictures of the artifacts
-The tomb of Queen mentuhotep was uncovered at Dra Abu'l-Naga during 1822
-The burial of Kamose was found in 1857
-In 1859, Mariette's workmen found Queen Ahhotep's tomb
-There was many gold in most of the coffins
4 Questions
-WHat made EGyptians make tombs for people?
-Did burying someone make them have a better afterlife?
-Why was there always so much gold in the coffins?
-What made explorers want to explore so much?
3 Vocabulay
Rifled-to cut spiral grooves within
Harim-The head of the second course of priests
cartouche- a rounded, convex surface, usually surrounded with carved ornamental scrollwork, for receiving a painted or low-relief decoration, as an escutcheon.
2 Literary terms
"The bronze dagger, with silver grip and gold covered pommel..."
"wearing the white crown of upper Egypt and dressed in a diaphanous white robe..."
1 Overview sentence
These pages take about some artifacts and discoveries on Egypt
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