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Who is Gilgamesh?
He is the first hero and the Bible is based on his story.s probably. His story was the first myth ever written from Mesopotamia.
Where is the sculpture of Nefertiti?
It is in the Neues Museum in Berlin.
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Madrid, Templo de Debod
sphinx
An ancient Egyptian stone figure having a lion's body and a human or animal head, especially the huge statue near the Pyramids at Giza.
Who is Seneb?
He was a dwarf and an important person in Egypt. He was a high-ranking court official in the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt and he was very wealthy. We know about him because his sculpture was found in his tomb.
Where is the Hammurabi Code?
It is in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
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The Giza pyramids
dynasty
A succession of people from the same family who rule a country.
Who was Howard Carter?
He was the archeologist who found the Tutankamon Tomb and treasure.
Where is the Rosetta Stone?
It is in the British Museum in London.
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The Karnak temple
mastaba
An ancient Egyptian tomb rectangular in shape with sloping sides and a flat roof and underground burial chambers.
Who was Gertrude Bell?
She was A British woman and archeologist who studied Mesopotamia and also helped establish what is now the Iraq Museum.
Where is "la momia dorada?"
It is in the Archeological Museum in Madrid.
ziggurat
In ancient Mesopotamia, a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple.