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Wooden tomb model

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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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/wooden-tomb-model

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the material composition?

  2. 2. What is the cultural context?

  3. 3. What were wooden tomb models used for in ancient Egypt?

  4. 4. Why did the models get smaller over time?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Grave Goods

  • Middle Kingdom

  • Funerary Practices

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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