Egyptian Tombs and Sarcophagus

Which is NOT on an Egyptian sarcophagus?

• Name and title of the deceased

• face

• The place where the deceased had lived

• A list of food offerings

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Why did some dead Egyptians have multiple sarcophagi?

• They wanted to make it difficult to find the mummy at the center.

• They wanted to show off how wealthy they were.

• They were afraid wild animals would tear open one sarcophagus and chew the mummy inside.

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Horus was the Egyptian god of the ___.

• animals

• pharaohs

• children

• sky

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Horus had the head of a ___.

• falcon

• snake

• alligator

• dog

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Why was the eye of Horus symbol placed on the sarcophagi?

• The Egyptians believed that mummies could fly like falcons.

• They Egyptians believed that dead pharaohs turned into falcons.

• The Egyptians believed that the eye of Horus would keep evil away.

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What does the ankh symbol mean?

• Death

• Life

• Wealth

• Hope

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What was NOT placed in the tomb with the sarcophagus?

• A flashlight

• A scroll with directions that tell how to get to the afterlife

• A chariot

• Gold

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