Unit 1: Selection 3, Mysteries of the Ancient Past (Inside A)

How old was King Tutankhamun when he died? (325)

Why did Howard Carter want to discover an ancient tomb? (324)

What question(s) do historians and scientists ask about the pyramids? (318)

How long did it take for Carter to find King Tut's tomb? (327-329)

How long did King Tut rule? (330)

What are examples of artifacts? (323)

Was Howard Carter an archaeologist when he moved to Egypt? (324)

What are mummies? (323)

How long have the pyramids stood? (318)

Why might Howard Carter have been stunned by what he found inside? (329)

What is the genre of the text? (318)

Other than the gold coffin, mask, & throne, what artifacts did Carter find? (330)

Where are most of the Egyptian archaeological sites? (326)

What did King Tut's tomb NOT teach archaeologists and historians about ancient Egyptians?

The pictures on pages 322-323 show pictures of...

When Carter decided to find King Tut's tomb, where did he look? (327)

Why do archaeologists study objects from the past? (322)

What do the paragraphs in a history article tell about? (318)