What does an archaeologist do?
Teaches math
Builds houses
Studies old things from the past
Cooks food
A tomb is a place where people are ______.
Born
Buried
Taken to the hospital
Sent to school
What is a coffin used for?
Holding a dead body for burial
Storing food
Planting trees
Carrying books
What is a mummy?
A type of animal
A person who studies history
A statue in a museum
A wrapped and preserved dead body
Where do archaeologists usually find ancient tombs?
At the supermarket
In a kitchen
In old burial sites
Underwater
Why were mummies wrapped in cloth?
To keep them warm
To protect and preserve the body
To make them look like gifts
To help them move in the afterlife
What do archaeologists study to learn about ancient people?
Plants and trees
Tools, bones, and artifacts
Toys and video games
Modern clothes
What is usually placed inside a tomb?
Food, treasures, and important objects
Televisions
Beds and pillows
School books
Which of these is an ancient method of burial?
Burying people with modern tools
Keeping bodies in freezers
Wrapping bodies in cloth to make mummies
Sending people to space
Why do people study mummies?
To turn them into statues
To play dress-up
To sell them in stores
To learn about ancient cultures
