Usually located on the grounds of the temples, obelisks were usually covered from base to near tip with:
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hieroglyphics paintings gold mosaics
Correct! Obelisks were often covered from the base to near the tip with hieroglyphics, paintings, or gold mosaics.
The tip of the obelisk was originally covered in gold or electrum to represent_____________.
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wealth
the pharaoh time
the sun
Correct! The tip of the obelisk was originally covered in gold or electrum to represent the sun.
Where is the Sphinx located?
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in Karnak
in The Valley of the Kings in Thebes
in Giza
The Sphinx is located in Giza.
The pharaoh, Hatshepsut, had herself portrayed as a/an _______________________________.
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man with a male body and a false beard.
serious woman with a large body and short hair. strong figure with a large torso and fists.
an elegant woman with a long neck and large eyes.
The pharaoh, Hatshepsut, had herself portrayed as an elegant woman with a long neck and large eyes.
Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in:
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The Cheops Pyramid
The Valley of the Kings under the ruins of Memphis The Temple of Isis