THIRD STOP: EGYPT

Second test:

Who translated The Rosetta Stone for the first time?

The text was identified and translated by French linguist Jean François Champollion (B) in 1822.

http://archaeology.about.com/od/rterms/g/rosettastone.htm

Who was the first pharaoh to be entombed in the Valley of the Kings?

Tuthmosis I(C) was the first pharaoh to be buried in the valley of the kings.

http://www.travel-notes.org/vofkings.html

How many pyramids are there in Egypt?

There are 138 (C. around 130) pyramids discovered in Egypt as of 2008

http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~ancient/pyra1.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_pyramids

Who is the Egyptian Dead God? 

Anubis (C) was revered as the god who protected the deceased and guided them to the realm of afterlife.

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/anubis-ancient-egyptian-god-of-the-dead.html

What’s the symbol of Horus?

The simbol of Horus is a Hawk (A) 

http://www.egyptartsite.com/symlst.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus

Which pyramid is the Sphinx nearest to?

B. Khafre

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necr%C3%B3polis_de_Guiza



1. Great Pyramid of Giza (1)
2. Khafre pyramid (2)
3. Pyramid of Menkaure (3)
4. Funerary temples of Khufu and Menkaure (5)
5. Temple of the Sphinx (14)

Ana Orta, Marta Macías de la Corte, Belén Muriel