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Mummies/King Tut

Ron Knapp Enslow Publishers Inc Springfield, N.J USA

I chose this book because mummies are so cool and interesting, after doing the socials project it made me want to learn more about mummies.

I already knew how the Egyptians made the mummies. 1. Embalmers washed the body. 2.The brain was pulled out with a hook. 3. They cut a slit on the left side of the body and took out the liver, lungs, stomach and intestines, but left the heart in. 4. The body was cleaned and packed with salty chemicals called natron. The body was left for 40 days to dry. 5. It was stuffed with sawdust, cloth, natron and herbs. (for smell) The body was rubbed with ointment and coated with resin. 6. Last they wrapped the body in linen bandages.

My Question was, who killed King Tut? Why would they even kill a god?

The pictures and captions helped a lot because it taught me how the ancient things looked like and it actually showed real pictures of the mummy. The glossary was also helpful because it helped me understand what I was reading.

King Tut

King Tut was 9 years old when he became a god. He was married to his niece Ankesenpaaton. When he became a teenager he had 2 kids. At the age of 17 or 18 he died and Ankhesenpaaton married a old preist. After generations Tut was forgotten, but in 1916 a archeologist named Howard Carter went to Egypt to look for what was left for king Tut. He kept looking and looking but he couldn't find his tomb. Then in 1922 they found a series of steps carved into a rock. Howard and his team emptied the stairway of sand and rocks and realized they had found Tut's resting place. The tomb had 4 rooms cut into the side of the hill. The rooms were full of golden statues and chest and beautiful vases. There were also some pictures of him and his wife. There were also some of his favorite posessions. In on of the rooms was a wooden box covered with gold, inside was a stone and when they removed it they found Tut's coffin. The Egyptians had prepared Tut for the land of the dead because they put in all the things he would need when he died. People still don't know what happened to him. He had a small scar on his cheek. Maybe he got into a battle or hurt in a accident. His skull was also damaged so he was probably killed by something that banged his head. But they believe he was murdered.

4 words I didn't know were............Forensics, formaldehyde,senet and kurgan. Forensics - Investigations through medical examination. Formaldehyde - A chemical used to perserve the bodies of the dead animals. Senet - A game of the ancient Egyptians. Kurgan - A burial mound.

The most interesting thing I learned was that King Tut was married to his neice. It's weird because why would anyone want to marry a relative.

I would recommend the author to talk more about his life as a god because there was a lot of information about his tomb but less about his life.

My connection was to the world because there are so many deaths that are unknown, cops don't know how they died. It also reminded me of the olden times when people married their cousins.

I give this book 4 out of 5 because it was good and interesting but it didn't give all the information needed.

I recommend people who love reading newspapers because its about discoveries that were made so its practically news.