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Mission
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Name: King Tut
Ancient Egypt
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Question
Why is King Tut so
crucial to our modern understanding of the Ancient Egyptians?
Mission Instructions
We have gotten a huge
break in this case and we believe that we are closer than ever to
locating King Tut's tomb. When the time is right we will ask you to lead
a special team to infiltrate the tomb. To prepare for this mission you
must learn more about the circumstances surrounding the death of King
Tut. Start with the information below and then access your computer and
the books we sent with you to learn more about the death of King Tut.
Report back to us when you have acquired this
information.
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Background Information
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---Top Secret Document---
Can you imagine becoming
the President of the United States when you turned ten years
old. In Ancient Egypt, something similar happened to a boy
called Tutankhamen. When he was ten years old, he became Pharaoh
(King) of Egypt. That's right, at ten years of age he was the
ruler of one the most powerful dynasties that our world has ever
known.
King Tut ruled Ancient
Egypt for close to eleven years. At the age of twenty-one he
died. Some of our findings lead us to believe that the death of
King Tut was no accident. He may have been murdered! If King Tut
was only ruler for around eleven years why do we know so much
about him? The answer is simple. His tomb was so well hidden
that it was not found until 3000 years later. It had never been
ransacked and looted from (like many of the other great tombs)
so his treasures were there and many were in great
shape.
You will be one of the first to enter his
secret tomb. We want you to be prepared for anything that you
may find so it is crucial to determine if King Tut was murdered
or Died of Natural causes. Today, you can view his treasures
first hand at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt or you can
look at the links below, search the Internet, read books, and
speak to an expert.
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King Tut Offline
Resources
Here are a few books on Daily life in
Ancient Egypt. For a full listing check out our Ancient Egyptian
Annotated Bibliography.
Allan, Tony. Pharaohs
and Pyramids (Usborne Time Traveler). 1998
Defrates, Joanna. What
Do We Know about the Egyptians? Bedrick Books, NY.
1997
Donnelly, Judy. Tut’s
Mummy Lost...and Found (A Step 3 Book). 1988
MacDonald, Fiona. The
World in the Time of Tutankhamen. Dillon Press, NJ. 1997
Sabuda,
Robert.
Tutankhamen's Gift. Aladdin, New York. 1997
King Tut (An Egyptian
Pharaoh)
King
Tut
Listen to a Talk
about King Tut
The
Royal Mummy
Inside
King Tut's Tomb
King Tuts
Coffin
Museum Tour
Archeology
Images of King Tut
King
Tut-Ankh-Amun
Tutankhamun
Tutankhamun's
Recreated Tomb
At the Tomb of
Tutankhamun
King
Tut
Howard Carter and the
Curse of the Mummy
Howard Carter's Journey
into the Tomb
Who Killed King
Tut?
The
Life of King Tut
King
Tutankhamen
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King Tut Activity
Operation King Tut
We
are very close to uncovering the secret hiding spot of King Tut's burial
tomb. To prepare yourself for your journey into King Tut's tomb you must
find out as much as you can about King Tut. We propose that you do some
initial exploration to learn a little about King Tut. We will the ask
you to pose a question about King Tut that you are interested in finding
an answer to. For example, "How did king tut die?", "Hold old was King
Tut when he became King?", "Who did King Tut marry?"… You will then need
to conduct a detailed investigation to find answers to your question. We
ask that you fill out our "Secret Paper Template" to record your
findings. You will need to answer your question and provide evidence to
support your finding. Make sure that you record where you found your
information (your sources.) Once you have filled out the "Secret Paper
Template" we ask that you send your findings to homebase by e-mail
attachment to homebase@iwebquest.com. We will
compile you "Secret Documents" for other Secret Agents to learn about
King Tut.
Other Suggested
Activities:
Make
your own Pharaoh Activity
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Question
Why is King Tut so
crucial to our modern understanding of the Ancient Egyptians?
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Created: June 24, 1998
Updated: June 27, 2003
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