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Exercise
Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 2, 4, 5
LEVEL2
LEVEL3
3, 6, 7
8, 9, 10
REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Why was Tutankhamun’s tomb such a rare and signiýcant discovery? A. Tutankhamun is the most popular pharaoh. B. It was untouched. C. It contained more gold than any other. D. It was the ýrst to be discovered. 2. State if the following are true or false.
a. Howard Carter was not looking for Tutankhamun’s tomb. b. Carter found the tomb by digging around old workers’ huts. c. Though the tomb was ýlled with treasures, gold was not found. 3. Explain the meaning of the following concepts: • Burial chamber • Treasury chamber • Sarcophagus 4. Who were Akhenaten and Nefertiti? 5. Under Tutankhamun, Egypt made a complete return to traditional __________. ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. Using SOURCE3 , identify one item from each chamber: side chamber, burial chamber and treasury chamber. Explain what these items reveal about life in ancient Egypt. 7. Read Tutankhamun’s inscription in SOURCE4 . a. Who changed Egyptian religion before Tutankhamun’s reign? b. Why did the temples fall into ruin? c. Describe the effect of Tutankhamun’s reign on Egyptian religion and why he may have needed to undertake these works. 8. Review SOURCE3 and read SOURCE6 . a. What was Dr Reeves’s hypothesis about Nefertiti and Tutankhamun’s tomb? b. Where in SOURCE3 could the partition wall and hidden chambers be? c. What evidence did Reeves provide to support his hypothesis? EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 9. Reeves’s theory faced immediate criticism from other archaeologists. Propose why his theory was criticised. 10. Reþect on what you’ve learned about the ancient Egyptians in this lesson.
a. Discuss how ancient Egyptians might have felt about Akhenaten’s religious changes. b. Suggest why we lack evidence of ordinary Egyptians’ thoughts on these changes. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
TOPIC3 Ancient Egypt 105
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