Journey to The Valley of the Kings

1. Where is the valley located?

2. The tomb of which Pharaoh was found on November 1,1922?

3. How many tombs are in the valley?

4. Why the tomb more important than the palace to the Pharaoh?

5. Why did the ancient Egyptians mummify the body of the Pharaohs? How long did the process of mummification take?

6. Why is so much know about the lives of the builders of the tombs?

7. Why did these builders rejoice when a Pharaoh died? How long did it take to build a tomb?

8. What are the four key features of a tomb?

9. Why was the text and paintings on the tomb walls so important?

10. Why were the amulets placed in the wrappings of a pharaoh? Give two examples.

11. What food items were found in the tombs?

12. How were tomb robbers punished? Put to death?

13. Why did King Tut’s tomb remain hidden for so long?

14. Why have huge numbers of tourists started to visit the valley since 1995?

15. Why has specialized equipment been brought into the valley?