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Read and write. Answer the questions.
1. How did Carter know where to find King Tut's tomb?
2. Why was King Tut buried with so many objects?
3. How many years was King Tut the ruler?
4. What are two possible causes of King Tut's death?
Look at the timeline. Write complete sentences about
each date.
Work with a friend. Choose a paragraph to talk about. Your
friend will listen and make notes. Then listen to your friend talk
about the other paragraph. Make notes.
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Howard Carter
The discovery of
King Tut's tomb
King Tut
Analysing King Tut's
mummy
Mummy brown
was a paint colour
made from ground-
up mummies. It
was used during
the 16th and
17th centuries.
2006 ce
Broken leg was
discovered.
1323 bce
Tut died.
1922
ce
Tomb was discovered.
1968
ce
Mummy was analysed.
1333
bce
Tut became ruler.
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