Question

What were changes in historical knowledge based on new discoveries?

Answer 1

The following are the changes in historical knowledge:

Historians knew more about ancient Sumer today than historians did long ago because of archaeological digs over the last two centuries.

When King Tut's tomb was discovered undisturbed in the 1920s, we gained a greater understanding of the Egyptians' belief in the afterlife.

With the discovery of Pompeii, we learned that life for the upper-class Romans offered comforts and pleasures.

Explanation:

Pompeii is an archaeological site which is located near Naples in the Campania region of Italy. History reveals that Sumer is the earliest known civilization of southern Mesopotamia followed between 4100-1750 BCE. The Sumerians were people of southern Mesopotamia.

The upper-class Romans lived a comfort and pleasure life after the discovery of Pompeii.

Carter found that King Tut's tomb was filled with statues, gold jewelry, mummy, model boats and paintings.

Answer 2

When King Tut’s tomb was discovered undisturbed in the 1920s, we gained a greater understanding of the Egyptians’ belief in the afterlife, Historians know more about ancient Sumer today than historians did long ago because of archaeological digs over the last two centuries and With the discovery of Pompeii, we learned that life for the upper-class Romans offered comforts and pleasures were changes in historical knowledge based on new discoveries.

Answer: Option A, C and D

Explanation:

Once inside the crypt, Carter discovered treasure-filled quarters. This included sculptures, expensive jewelry, grave of Tutankhamun, trolleys, design vessels, canopic jars, tables, and drawings. It was an incredible find and among the most notable made in archeology literature.

Sumer is the oldest known civilization in Southern Mesopotamia's ancient region during the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Ages and one of the world's first civilizations. In summer 79 A.D., Mount Vesuvius exploded monumentally "Pompeii" a Roman city downstream, was submerged under several layers of ash and rock. The abandoned town stayed frozen in time until a research engineer discovered it in 1748.