Why Were So Many Egyptian Records Lost and So Much

question 19

Multiple Choice

Why were so many Egyptian records lost and so much of its history only know through carved stone?

• A)Flooding destroyed records each year.
• B)Tablets from the area broke down easily because of the amount of sand in the clay.
• C)Records were destroyed as new pharaohs ascended into power.
• D)Records written on easily decomposable papyrus were lost.
• E)Tombs holding records were too damp.

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Definitions:

Sarcomere

A sarcomere is the functional unit of a muscle fiber, comprising the filaments actin and myosin, responsible for muscle contraction.

Skeletal Muscle Tissue

A type of muscular tissue attached to bones, responsible for voluntary movements of the body through contraction and relaxation.

Striated

Having a series of ridges, stripes, or lines, often related to muscle tissue that appears striped under a microscope due to the arrangement of myofilaments.