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   KING TUTANKHAMEN                                           PAGE DEVELOPED BY: Miss Chong  2006

Who?  What? 
• Reigned from 1334 – 1323 BCE
 • Tutankhamun, more commonly known as King Tut, was the son of Akhenaton
 • He opposed his fathers beliefs on worshipping the god Aton, and set about to restoring the Egyptian religion and empire
• King Tut died at the young age of eighteen, and due to his sudden death, he was put in the tomb of a member of nobility as his own was not yet constructed; this left no motivation for grave diggers to rob it


Key Definitions / Terms
• sarcophagus:  a stone coffin, esp. one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument

• Mummy:  the dead body of a human being or animal preserved by the ancient Egyptian process or some similar method of embalming

 • Book of the Dead:  a collection of ancient Egyptian papyrus books, many with elaborate illustrations, each containing prayers, hymns, incantations, and formulas for the behavior of the souls of the dead


Religious Significance
• Though he destroyed the cult of Aton and restored the religion of Amon-Re, King Tut is most remembered for the immense amount of wealth found in his tomb, such as jewellery, gold furniture and a solid-gold coffin by Howard Carter in 1922


Interesting Facts
 • Over the door to King Tut's tomb was an inscription that read "Death shall come on swift wings to him that toucheth the tomb of the Pharaoh."
•  Curse or no curse? Lord Carnarvon, who had funded the search for King Tut's tomb, and archaeologist Howard Carter entered the king's burial chamber on February 17, 1923. On or about March 6, Lord Carnarvon was bitten by a mosquito on his cheek and became ill. Reported in the media, this event caused many people to jump to the conclusion that King Tut's tomb was cursed.

 

Death Mask of King Tut


Howard Carter and his backer Lord Carnavon standing by the wall leading to the intact burial chamber of King Tut.
 

Inside King Tut's tomb

Related Links:
• http://www.kingtutone.com/tutankhamun/
• http://www.kingtut.org/
• http://guardians.net/egypt/tut1.htm


Related Articles:
 •Egypt's King Tut Curse Caused by Tombs Toxins?
 •Cold Case:  King Tut


 

Bibliography*

*use Citation Builder for proper MLA format
 
Newman, Garfield. Echoes from the Past: World History to the 16th Century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, 2001.

The British Museum. Ancient Egypt. 1999. 4 Sep. 2006 <http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html>.

Discovery Channel. The Assasination of King Tut. 2006.
5 Sep. 2006 <http://dsc.discovery.com/anthology/unsolvedhistory/kingtut/kingtut.html>  


 



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   REVIEW QUESTIONS

  1. Who was King Tut's father?
    1. Djoser
    2. Akenaton
    3. Thuthmosis III
    4. Rames II



  2. King Tut believed that the true religion of Egypt should be restored, that being the worship of:
    1. Amon Re
    2. Aton
    3. Diaspora
    4. Aton Ra



  3. How old was King Tutankhamun when he died?
    1. 12 years old
    2. 16 years old
    3. 18 years old
    4. 24 years old



  4. What was the name of the Egyptologist who discovered King Tut's tomb in 1922?

     


    1. Harry Conway
    2. Howard Carter
    3. Ben Hur
    4. Dr. Jake Yoofar


    5.  

    5.  What is King Tut's legacy most known recognized for?

     


    1. for being the youngest ruling Pharaoh
    2. his mysterious death
    3. vast riches and amount of wealth found inside tomb
    4. cursed tomb