CHAPTER 8
TUTANKHAMUN’S TOMB
Assessment task (total marks: 25)
Allow 40 minutes for this question.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided.
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Name TWO artefacts from Tutankhamun’s tomb. (2 marks)
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What was a canopic jar? (2 marks)
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Describe the main features of the burial chamber in Tutankhamun’s tomb.
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Outline the main steps in the mummification process. (6 marks)
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With reference to Source 1 and other evidence, explain what Tutankhamun’s
tomb reveals about New Kingdom burial customs.
SOURCE 1: Tutankhamun’s canopic shrine
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Marking guidelines
Q
CRITERIA
1
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Identifies TWO artefacts from Tutankhamun’s tomb
2
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Identifies ONE artefact from Tutankhamun’s tomb
1
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Makes TWO relevant points about a canopic jar
2
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Makes ONE relevant point about a canopic jar
1
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Accurately identifies the main features of the burial chamber of
Tutankhamun’s tomb
4–5
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Identifies some features of the burial chamber of
Tutankhamun’s tomb
2–3
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Makes ONE relevant point about the burial chamber of
Tutankhamun’s tomb
1
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Accurately provides the main steps in the mummification
process
5-6
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Provides some features of the mummification process
3-4
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Makes ONE or TWO relevant points about the mummification
process
1-2
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Makes New Kingdom burial customs clearly evident using a
range of examples
Refers closely to Source 1 and other evidence
9–10
7–8
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Makes New Kingdom burial customs evident using some
examples
Refers to Source 1 and other evidence
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Describes New Kingdom burial customs
Refers to Source 1 or other evidence
5–6
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Makes some relevant points about New Kingdom burial customs
May refer to Source 1 or other evidence
3–4
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Makes one or two relevant points about New Kingdom burial
customs
1–2
2
3
4
5
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