1. Teacher: Mauricio Torres Student: ……………………………..
Grade: 8thE.G.B. Section: ……………………………………
Subject: Social Studies Date: ....................... 2012
Activity: Homework
KING TUT’S TOMB
General Instructions:Youmustcarefullyreadalltheinstructionsgiven.
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In 1922, a British archaeologistnamed
Howard Carter found a ancienttomb in
Egypt. A tombisanothernamefor a grave.
In ancientEgypt,
manytombswerebuiltlikehouses,
withdriedclaybrick and stone.
Anybodycouldbuild a tombforthemselves
and theirfamily.
Long beforetheydied, theancientEgyptiansbeganmakingitemsto place
insidetheirtomb. Theseitemswerecalled grave goods.
Peoplelovedmaking grave goods. Itwas a familyactivity. Theymade grave
goodstheirwholelife. Theymadedolls and baskets and jewelry and
littlestatues of workers and allkinds of things.
Then, as a familyouting, theywouldvisittheirtomb, and place the grave
goodstheyhadmadelockedsafelyinside.
Thenext time theyvisitedtheirtomb,
theywouldbring more grave goods. Bythe time
theydied, theirtombwas full of
wonderfulmemories of theirlife in Egypt,
alongwithminiaturesizedthingstheymightneed in
theafterlife. ThatwastheancientEgyptianway.
Pharaohs, of course, werespecial.
Theyalsohadtombs, reallybigones. Theyalsohad
grave goods, reallybeautifulones, made of gold
and silverbythefinestcraftsmen in theland. As
well,
peoplefromalloverEgyptbroughtgiftstoinclude in
thepharaoh'stomb. Artistspaintedthewalls.
Pharaohstombsweresplendidthings.
Bythe time a pharaohdied, his (orher)
tombhadbeenunderconstructionfordecades, and
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2. itwasloadedwithtreasure. Every time a new pharaohcametopower,
workstartedimmediatelyonbuildingtheirtomb.
As modernarchaeologistsopenedthetombs of theancientpharaohs,
theyfoundthatmany of themhadbeenrobbed and theirtreasures removed.
In ancientEgypt, theworsecrime of allwas grave robbing. Grave
robbersfaced horrible deathsiftheywerecaught. Still, thethought of
allthattreasureoverrodetheirfear of beingcaught.
Tombswereplunderedforcenturies.
Oneday, in 1922, duringtheRoaringTwenties, anarchaeologistnamed
Howard Carter wasworking in Egypt. He found a reallysmalltomb. He
didn'tthinkmuchaboutitbecauseitwas so small. He figureditwasthetomb of
a commoner. You can imagine hisexcitementwhen he openedthedoor and
realized he hadfoundthetomb of anancientEgyptianpharaoh, a tomb so
smallthatithadbeenoverlookedforthousands of years!
Fromthehieroglyphicwritingonthewalls, Howard Carter
knewwhowasburied in thetomb. Itwas a youngpharaohnamed King
Tunkhannock, King Tutfor short. Today, weknowwhat King
Tutlookedlikebecause Howard Carter found a
solidgoldmaskinsidethetomb, designedlikethepharaoh'sface.
King Tutwasonlynineyearsoldwhen he became Pharaoh. He wasonly 18
yearsoldwhen he died. King
Tut'stombwasverysmallcomparedtothetombs of
otherpharaohsbecausethepeopledidnothave a lot of time tobuildit.
Somearchaeologiststhink grave robbersmighthavebroken in because a
bag of goldringswasfoundonthefloor, as ifdropped in haste.
Othersthinkthatperhapsthe bag simplyfell,
perhapswhentheancientEgyptianssealedthetomb.
Ifrobbersdidfindtheirwayinside, theycertainlydidnottakeeverything.
Howard Carter and histeamfoundmanytreasuresinsidethetomb.
Itwasalmostlikeentering a time machine.
Theartifacts in Tut'stombtoldarchaeologists and scientists a
greatdealaboutancientEgyptiandailylife.
Thediscovery of a tomb full of treasurestirredtheimagination of
peopleallovertheworld. Manypeople became interested in learning more
aboutancientEgypt and otherancientcivilizationsbecause of Howard
Carter'sincrediblediscovery - King Tut'sTomb.
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3. I- Analyze: Answer the following questions with complete
answers(2.5 points each).
1. Why do you think Pharaoh's tombs were built as soon as they
came to power?
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2. Compared to other Pharaohs' tombs why was king Tut's so
important?
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3. What kind of information did the items on the tombs give to the
archaeologists?
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4. From what you read above, imagine and describe the tomb of king
Tut.
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II- Recall. Answer the following questions. Be brief and concise! (1
point each)
1. Who was Howard Carter?
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4. _____________________________________________________________________________
2. Why did Egyptians build monumental tombs for their pharaohs?
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3. How do we know what king Tut looked like?
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4. How old was he when he became king, and how old was he when
he died?
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5. What were the items left on the tombs called?
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6. On what year was the tomb discovered?
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7. What kind of items were left inside the tomb?
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8. What is the evidence that some grave robbers might have broken
in?
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9. What was the worst crime in ancient Egypt?
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10. Why had the tomb been overlooked for so many years?
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