Nefertari's Tomb

Who was Nefertari?

• a king who ruled Egypt from 1279 B.C. to 1213 B.C.

• a queen whose tomb is located in Egypt's Valley of the Queens

• a looter who stole goods from tombs in Egypt

• an Egyptian god who was associated with the afterlife

What does the author describe in the second half of this text?

• the journey of an Italian Egyptologist

• a king's journey into the netherworld

• the art inside Queen Nefertari's tomb

• the plot of a Hollywood blockbuster

Ancient Egyptians wanted to help the deceased to travel safely into the underworld and find paradise in the afterlife.

What evidence from the text best supports this conclusion?

• "Ancient Egyptians believed that when people died, they rode across a lake of fire on the boat of the god Ra."

• "On the east wall, notice a huge doorway. The god Osiris stands to the left and Anubis to the right of that opening."

• "[S]ometimes senet game boards were put into graves to provide protection for the journey in the afterlife."

• "The stories these paintings tell about Queen Nefertari's journey into the underworld shed light on ancient Egyptian beliefs."

How can ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife best be described?

• detailed and elaborate

• simple and minimalistic

• solemn and negative

• celebratory and thankful

What is this passage mostly about?

• a looting trend by tomb raiders impacting many Egyptian tombs

• a tomb that gives insight into ancient Egyptian beliefs

• the poetry a king wrote for his beloved wife after she died

• the remarkable beauty and kindness of Queen Nefertari

[Queen Nefertari's tomb] is known as the Sistine Chapel of ancient Egypt because of its beautiful decorations and detailed artwork. [ . . . ] The magnificent paintings on the tomb walls are some of the most detailed and well-preserved in all of ancient Egypt. The stories these paintings tell about Queen Nefertari's journey into the underworld shed light on ancient Egyptian beliefs about death and the afterlife.

The ancient Egyptians developed elaborate burial rituals and ornate tombs because they believed in a life after death.

Based on these sentences from the text, what does the word "ornate" mean?

• simple and plain

• heavily decorated

• highly expensive

• bright and colorful

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

The Valley of the Queens hosts more than 70 lavishly decorated tombs. _______, Queen Nefertari's tomb is considered the most impressive of them all.

• However

• Meanwhile

• Therefore

• Finally

Some scenes in Nefertari's tomb illustrate ideas from The Book of the Dead, an ancient Egyptian funeral text that contained magic spells.

What was the purpose of these magic spells?

• The magic spells were used to keep thieves away from the tombs.

• The magic spells were used to help dead people on their voyage to the underworld.

• The magic spells were used to "pull up" on someone 'cause they owed your auntie $5 and they never paid her back and that's messed up because your auntie works really hard for her money.

• The magic spells were used to communicate with the dead.

Why are the well-preserved paintings in Nefertari's tomb so important to people who want to learn about ancient Egyptians?

• because she was the smartest queen in Egypt's history

• because the paintings are worth a lot of money

• because they shed light on ancient Egyptian beliefs about death and the afterlife

• because the ancient Egyptians invented democracy

How many times have you seen the movie, The Mummy?

• 1 time

• 12 times

• never

• I watch it every night before I go to bed.