2. 1.-Facts
Is located in Luxor,Egypt.
-The ancient Egipt built massive public monuments to their pharaohs. But they
also spent time and treasure creating hidden underground mausoleums.
-During Egypt´s New Kingdom, the valley became a royal burial ground for
pharaohs such as Tutankhamun
3. 2.- Tutankhamun or king tut
1. King Tut was nicknamed the Boy King because he began his reign when he was only nine years old!
2. Tutankhamun died when he was only 17, and his body was mummified, which is how the ancient Egyptians
preserved their dead.
3. His golden coffin was buried in a tomb in the Valley Of The Kings, surrounded by 5,000 priceless treasures.
4. These treasures included a golden throne, a golden mask with a cobra and jewelery
4. 3.-When was it discovered? Who discovered it?
The Valley of the Kings was discovered in 1825. James Burton discovered it, but it was
saved by three people:
James Burton in (1825),
Howard Carter in (1902),
Kent R. Weeks in (1987)
5. 4.- The great pharaoh
In the Valley of the Kings is where the tombs of the great
pharaohs are located, the first pharaoh of those lands was
popularly known by the Egyptians as Ta-sekhet-ma'at
