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Name ______________________                Lesson 7: Ancient Egypt Inquiry Activity

Inquiry means you wonder about something and want to find out more information about it.

Answer the inquiry questions below about 2 of the artifacts from King Tutankhamen’s Tomb. 

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Artifact 1: Image of King Tutankhamun’s wife giving him flowers.

Tutankhamun and Ankhesenamun

Tutankhamun receives flowers from his wife Ankhesenamun. This image is on the lid of a box found in his tomb. What do you think this gesture from Ankhesenamun means?

What can you learn from this artifact? ________________________________________

What do you wonder?____________________________________________________

What do you notice?_____________________________________________________

Artifact 2: A statue of a Dog

Bronze Dog Statue

This dog statue was found in King Tutankhamun’s tomb. Why do you think having this statue would be important to King Tut?

Name of artifact: __________________________________________________

What can you learn from this artifact? ________________________________________

What do you wonder?____________________________________________________

What do you notice?_____________________________________________________