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

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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

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For how long did Thonis-Heracleion remain lost?

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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?

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In which year was the large fragment of Hapy discovered?

What material was the statue, Hapy, made from?

• Bronze

• Red Granite

• Clay

• Stone

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What was used to mark the border of a city?

• A stele

• A relic

• A side-scan sonar

• Sandy clay

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What were the statues transported on?

• A pontoon barge

• An airplane

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What caused the city to sink into the bay?

• Mount Vesuvius

• Climate change

• A satellite

• A natural disaster

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