Gateway to the Meditteranean

How long ago did the Egyptians discover Thonis-Heracleion?

• 20 years ago

• 2,700 years ago

• 4,000 years ago

• 1,933 years ago

What were visitors greeted by when they entered Egypt?

• ancient relics

• a stele slab of stone

• Hapy, a 17-foot statue

• temples and other relics

For how long did Thonis-Heracleion remain lost?

Name the archaeologist whose team mapped the sea floor.

• Abu Qir Bay

• Mediterranean Sea

• Thonis-Heracleion

• Frank Goddio

How was the team able to locate the city?

In which year was the large fragment of Hapy discovered?

What material was the statue, Hapy, made from?

• Bronze

• Red Granite

• Clay

• Stone

What was used to mark the border of a city?

• A stele

• A relic

• A side-scan sonar

• Sandy clay

What were the statues transported on?

• A pontoon barge

• An airplane

What caused the city to sink into the bay?

• Mount Vesuvius

• Climate change

• A satellite

• A natural disaster