Question

Royal wives were allowed to have tombs near the pharaohs' pyramids. a. True b. False

Answer 1

This true royal wives were allowed to have tombs near the pharaohs' pyramids.

Answer 2

The correct answer is true.

It is true that Royal wives were allowed to have tombs near the pharaohs' pyramids.

The Valley of the Kings in Egypt is located in Luxor, Egypt, very close to the Nile River. Rock tombs were excavated in that place to bury the Pharaohs and their precious belongings. Pharaohs such as Thutmose III and Thutmose IV are buried there, among many others.

The Valley of the Queens is located a couple of miles from the Valley of the Kings. In this place were buried the wives of the Pharaohs. In that place are buried 91 wifes such as Nefertari, Imhotep, and Henuttawy.