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  • How old was Nora when she decided her future career?
    She was 9 years old.
  • Vocabulary - the work a person chooses to do.
    Career
  • Why is it hard being a photographer now?
    Technology has made it easy to take good photos and there are so many photos on the internet.
  • What magazine did Joel work for?
    He worked for National Geographic.
  • How many grants did Nora apply for?
    She applied for 6.
  • What jobs has Joel Startore have?
    He was a teacher, writer, and photographer.
  • What grade was Nora in when she watched the recreation of finding KingTutankhamen's tomb?
    She was in the third grade.
  • What is a goal?
    A goal is something you want to achieve.
  • What do you need to do to be a good photographer?
    You need to have skills beyond being able to take good photos.
  • What does challenge mean?
    It is something difficult situation.
  • What does excavation mean?
    It means to dig or move earth to find old objects.
  • Vocaulary- the study of events that happened in the past.
    History
  • What year was King Tutankhamen's tomb discovered?
    It was discovered in 1922.
  • What does it mean to be passionate about something?
    You like/love something very much.
  • What does Nora study?
    She studies the people that lived in Egypt's North Delta.
  • How many grants did she get?
    She received one grant.
  • Vocabulary - the make a choice about something.
    Decide
  • Why does she find archeology exciting?
    You can hold a piece of history in your hands.
  • Vocabulary - Getting good results with out having to try hard or work for it.
    Lucky
  • Vocabulary - to come or go behind or after someone/something.
    Follow
  • What did some people tell Nora (when they didn't think she would become an archeologist)?
    They told her she wasn't qualified and that she should get married and have kids.
  • Who was one of the archeologists that discovered King Tutankhamen's tomb?
    His name was Howard Carter.
  • What is an archeologist?
    A person who finds and studies objects from the past.
  • Whose tomb did they discover when Nora was a child?
    They discovered King Tutankhamen's tomb.
  • What is a grant?
    It is money you get from the government to do a job.
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