<p> LOST CIVILIZATIONS: EGYPT: Quest For Immortality</p><p>1. For how many days was the body of a pharaoh prepared for mummification?</p><p>2. For how many years did Egyptian civilization last?</p><p>3. Which little-known pharaoh’s tomb remained undisturbed until Howard Carter discovered it in 1922?</p><p>4. List or describe the contents of Tut’s tomb. Provide specific examples.</p><p>5. Where did ancient Egyptians, both wealthy and poor, hope to be buried?</p><p>6. Why can the discovery of the Rosetta Stone by Napoleon’s men be described as the single most important archaeological discovery of the eighteenth century?</p><p>7. How tall is the Great Pyramid? </p><p>8. For what purpose were the pyramids built?</p><p>9. How were mummies treated or used in the 1800s?</p><p>10. Where does the mummy of Ramses the Great lie today? In your opinion, have the pharaohs of Egypt succeeded in their quest for immortality? Why or why not?</p>