Her Temple
Ancient builders carved Hatshepsut’s temple directly into what?
Towering rocky cliffs
Who did Hatshepsut overtake to become pharaoh?
Her stepson, Thutmose III
At all dig sites, what did archaeologist need to remove to uncover ancient artifacts?
Sand
What is the name of the main river in Egypt?
The Nile River
One of only two female Pharoahs
Who was Hatshetsut?
At the top of Hatshepsut's temple, there are 26 statues of what god of the underworld?
Osiris
Hatshepsut was the ___ woman to be a pharaoh.
Second
At Qubbet el-Hawa, the remains of a child was found, as well as what?
A mask
Many of the bodies found in the video had gone through what process after their death?
Mummification
22 years
How long was Hatshetsut's reign?
What valley is the temple located in?
The Valley of the Kings
How many years did Hatshepsut rule?
22 years
What form of writing was found at most of the dig sites?
Hieroglyphs
What has the body of a lion but the head of a man?
A Sphinx
A lion body with a human or ram head figure guarding tombs.
What are sphynx's?
Who built a temple next to Hatshepsut’s temple but made it 11 feet taller?
Her stepson, Thutmose III
Around what age did Hatshepsut die?
50 years old
At Qubbet el-Hawa, about how many tombs were there?
100
What was used for paper, baskets, rope, and other common items in Egypt?
Papyrus
15 seasons.
What is the number of years John and Maria have been doing field work in Luxor?
How many years ago did legendary British Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered the temple buried and badly damaged?
120 years ago
What 320 foot monument did Hatshepsut erect to immortalize her name?
The Obelisk
What is the name of a person who studies all aspects of ancient Egypt for a living?
Egyptologists
What was the social status of women in ancient Egypt?
Women were allowed to participate in all levels of Egypt’s social classes/ hierarchy.
The body of a dead child.
What almost put a halt to the entire excavation?