17 November 2015
EQ – What items were found in tomb’s & what were
they used for?
• Bellringer: Rosetta Stone – Last page of your packet
– 3 sentences: Answer statement, direct quote and sentence to explain its’ importance
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7ukJSMlazc
• Valley of the Kings & King Tut
– Why switch to Valley of the Kings?
– Primary Sources from Tut’s Tomb
• HW: Study Guide due tomorrow
• Test Thursday
Once there were The Pyramids………
And Then….The Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the
Kings
• The valley was used from 1539BC to 1075 BC
(New Kingdom)
• 62 royal and private tombs
• Valley also had tombs for favorite nobles,
wives and children
• Some were simple pits, and others were huge
– with over 121 chambers and corridors
Pharaoh – Seti I
Pharaoh – Ramses III
The Valley of the Kings
• Is where King
Tutankhamen (Tut) is
buried
• His Tomb was
discovered in 1922 by
Howard Carter
• This tomb was not
disturbed, thus King
Tut’s treasures have
taught us much about
Egyptian burial
practices and beliefs.
NGS photo by Victor R. Boswell
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/
king-tuts-tomb
What are these items?
You will view 10 items found in Pharaohs’ tombs. Decide - What are they
& why were they placed in the tomb?
Item’s Found
1.
2.
3.
Canopic Jars – Used to hold the organs of the deceased
An Egyptian Bed
Ushabit statues – “Answerers” Who did your work in
the afterlife
4. A Funerary Boat
5. A Servant Girl – to bring you drink and food
6. Instruments for the Mouth Opening Ceremony
7. A Game Table
8. A Throne
9. A Perfume Bottle
10. A Crown