2/2/16 Notes: Important Land Features of Egypt
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When I think of Egypt I always think of King Tut!! Even if people don't know much about ancient Egypt, most of them still have heard of King Tut.
Who was King Tut & why does everybody know who he was?
Key Questions:
- Why is King Tut one of the best known Kings/Pharaohs of ancient Egypt?
- Who discovered King Tut's tomb?
- What did the archeologist find inside the tomb?
- Why didn't archeologists find these kinds of items in the tombs of other kings?
- What do you think the archeologists learned from King Tut's tomb?
Key Questions:
- Why is King Tut one of the best known Kings/Pharaohs of ancient Egypt?
- Who discovered King Tut's tomb?
- What did the archeologist find inside the tomb?
- Why didn't archeologists find these kinds of items in the tombs of other kings?
- What do you think the archeologists learned from King Tut's tomb?
Now consider this...
Did Howard Carter unleash an ancient curse when he opened the tomb of King Tut?
(Reading for information)
King Tut was not buried in a pyramid. If....We know that King Tut was not an important king, but archeologists still found all manner of treasure buried with him in his tomb, and we also know that the pyramids were built as temples to the most powerful king's of Egypt, then can you imagine what archeologists could have found in the pyramids if the tomb raiders hadn't gotten there first!
Key Questions:
- What is a mastaba?
- What did step pyramids symbolize?
- What were the pyramids?
- What was the main purpose of the pyramids?
- What were the other purposes?
- Why do you think pyramids were called "Houses of Eternal Life"?
The pyramids have been called one of the greatest architectural feats of all time.
Who do you think built the Pyramids?
If you were having a pyramid built for the afterlife, what would you want put in the tomb with you?
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