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British Museum

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/british-museum

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. When was British Museum built?

  2. 2. How big is British Museum?

  3. 3. What is the location?

  4. 4. What is the primary architect (main building)?

  5. 5. What is the British Museum and when was it founded?

  6. 6. Where is the British Museum located and when did it move?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Provenance

  • Repatriation

  • Neoclassical Architecture

  • Egyptology

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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