10. Why was the tomb of Tutankhamun a signiýcant discovery? A. Tutankhamun was a powerful pharaoh. B. The tomb was enormous. C. It was the only royal tomb that had not been robbed. D. There was a curse on the tomb. ANALYSE AND APPLY 11. Look at SOURCE1 . This obelisk was taken from Egypt to Constantinople (now Istanbul) during the Roman Empire. a. Identify the hieroglyphs visible on the obelisk. b. Describe the symbols and their signiýcance in ancient Egypt. c. Interpret what this section of the obelisk might represent or communicate. 12. Describe the ancient Egyptian view of death and the afterlife. 13. Explain why opinions on Rameses II’s greatness differ. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 14. Discuss the importance of the Nile to ancient Egyptians in a paragraph. 15. Summarise one type of evidence we have of ancient Egyptian life and what it reveals.
SOURCE1 A section of a huge Egyptian obelisk engraved in neat hieroglyphs
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