The mysteries of the Copan tomb | History | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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Which of these are non-European countries?
- France
- Honduras ✓
- Nigeria ✓
- Germany
- Mexico ✓
Match the word to its meaning.
- culture
  
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  the ideas, customs and social behaviour of a particular society ✓
- traditions
  
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  beliefs, behaviours or customs passed down within a society ✓
- history
  
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  events that happened in the past ✓
What does 'ancient civilisation' mean?
- people with old-fashioned manners
- a group of old people
- a human society from a very long time ago in history ✓
- dinosaurs
What does CE stand for?
- 'common era' ✓
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- CE
  
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  events after the year 1 ✓
- BCE
  
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  events before the year 1 ✓
Which of these is NOT an ancient civilisation?
- Shang
- Victorian ✓
- Indus Valley
- Sumerian

The country of Honduras is in ______ America.
- 'Central' ✓
Copan in Honduras was the home of which ancient civilisation?
- Egyptian
- Indus Valley
- Maya ✓
- Shang
A ______ is a burial chamber often found underground.
- 'tomb' ✓
Match the word to its meaning.
- cinnabar
  
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  a red mineral ✓
- jade
  
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  a green gemstone ✓
- offerings
  
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  gifts for a god ✓
What was NOT found in the Margarita Tomb?
- the remains of a female
- offerings of birds, fish and turtles
- cinnabar, shells and jade ornaments
- a television ✓
Archaeologists think that the remains in the Margarita Tomb belong to a ______.
- person called Margarita
- nobleman
- female ruler, or the wife or mother of a ruler ✓

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In 1993 archaelogists discovered a magnificent tomb in the Honduran city complex of Copán.
Inside the tomb they found the remains of a person covered in red cinnabar and surrounded with shell and jade ornaments.
Around the human remains were burnt offerings of birds, turtles and fish.
Due to the things she was buried with the archaeologists think that these were the remains of an important woman.
She was either a ruler, or the wife or mother of a ruler, of a group of people who lived at Copán called the Maya.

Queen Margarita was buried in the queen's tomb discovered by archaeologists in 1993 in Copan.

While the tomb is known as the Margarita Tomb, the name does not necessarily refer to an individual named Margarita.

Honduras - Honduras is a country in Central America
Cinnabar - cinnabar is a bright red mineral made of mercury (a shiny liquid metal) and sulphur (a yellow chemical).
Offering - an offering is something that is given to a god as a part of a religious ceremony