Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Amie Pau

1. How old was King Tut when he died?

ANSWER: he died something like the beginning of December or January," which was the middle of the winter hunting season,
2. Does the author suggest any foul play?

Answer: Possibly got hit on the head/murdered
3. What information did you find concerning his death?

Answer: King Tutankhamen likely died after falling from his chariot while hunting, Egypt's top archaeologist says in an upcoming TV documentary, offering new insights into the boy pharaoh's long-debated death. Tutankhamen is widely thought to have died of an infection stemming from a broken leg, after CT scans in 2005 revealed a severe fracture in his left thighbone, challenging theories that he had been murdered
4. Who (if anybody) does the author suggest may have killed him?

Answer: No one actually really killed him in the text it says, He had an accident when he was hunting in the desert," said Zahi Hawass, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, who has overseen recent examinations of the pharaoh's mummy.
5. Who succeeded Tut to the throne?

Answer: His father died so therefore he got the throne.
6. Is this site a reliable source? Explain.

Answer: it is partly reliable because this is from an expert not the real thing.The reliable part is that it says, "Falling from the chariot made this fracture in his left leg, and this really is in my opinion how he died."
7. What other "facts" are included about his death?

Answer: Additional clues come from the floral arrangement that adorned the king's neck at the time of his burial. The tomb also contained hundreds of arrowheads that show evidence of having been fired and retrieved, the film reports.

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