English project class 11 on King Tut

1. History of King Tut’s lineage
King Tut's death was a big event even
by royal standards, he had been the
last of his family line and his funeral
heralded the decline of a dynasty. The
facts that were known about King Tut's
lineage was that he was possibly the
son or grandson of Amenhotep III, a
powerful pharaoh who had ruled for
almost four decades at the height of
the eighteenth dynasty's golden age.
His son Amenhotep IV succeeded him
on the throne and initiated one of the
most strangest periods in ancient
Egyptian history.

2. The new pharaoh promoted the worship of
Aten,the sun disk, changing his name to Akhenaten
or servant of Aten and moved the religious capital
from the old city of Thebes to the new city of
Akhenaten which is now known as Amarna. He
further shocked the country by attacking Amun who
was major god by smashing his images and closing
his temples. The family that had ruled for centuries
was coming to an end and then Akhenaten went
berserk. So after Akhenaten's death, a mysterious
ruler named Smenkhkare briefly came to power and
then disappeared. Then came the very young
Tutankhaten or King Tut as he is known today. The
boy king changed his name to Tutankhamun or
living image of Amun and brought about the
restoration of the old ways. He reigned for about
nine years and then died unexpectedly and
inexplicably. In spite of his fame and fortune, the
cause of hid death has not been ascertained.

3. Curse of surrounding Tut’s
mummy
The curse of the pharaohs is a
curse alleged to be cast upon
anyone who disturbs the
mummy of an ancient
Egyptian, especially a
pharaoh. This curse, which
does not differentiate
between thieves and
archaeologists, is claimed to
cause bad luck, illness, or
death.

4. Question and Answers
1. Who discovered King Tut mummy?
Ans. Hover carter
2. When was King Tut CT scanned?
Ans. 2005
3. What was the reason behind death of people
on entering the pyramid?
Ans. Curse of pharaoh

5. 4. What is the Cemetery of Tut called?
Ans. Valley of the King.
5. Why did the procedure of CT scan stop in between?
Ans. Because the spare fan stop working.
6. How did Carter remove the resins?
Ans. with the help of chisel and hammer .
7. Why was Carter unable to detach the mummy from
the wooden coffin?
Ans. Due to Resin present in strips of cloth.