Pharaoh's Curse Research Paper

King Tut was a young, Egyptian pharaoh during the New Kingdom in Egypt. There is a lot of mystery and speculation behind the death of the young king. Some believe he was murdered, while others believe he died a natural death. King Tut was very young at the time of his death, and with the great healthcare he had, there is a possibility of him being murdered by someone who was close to him. King Tut’s wife, Ankhesenpaaten may have murdered the young pharaoh in his sleep.

For years this event has been ignored. However, after analyzing the evidence in this case, we have startling news to share. First we will explain to you several theories that make the most sense. Then we will tell you what we believe caused the death of King Tut.

Slave, a person who is legal property of another person and is forced to do something such as help build a pyramid with all the Egyptians. Document A, B, and E all have many reasonings that slaves did build the pyramids. Slaves definitely built the pyramids considering about 8,000,000 Egyptians or even all the Egyptians built the pyramids; in other words they were lash-driven men which a lash-driven man is mostly a slave. Some people would say that some workers were found in tombs and no one would ever honer a slave that nicely. Nevertheless whoever buried the people can't bury 8,000,000 people in one tomb. First of all in Document A, Herodotos states, “For first he closed all the temples, so that no one could sacrifice there; and next, he

Pharaohs during the 30th dynasty maintained Egypt’s independence. During this time they were still battling the Persians in alliance with the Sparta and Athens. Egypt tried to reassemble the new kingdom by invading Syria. After many attempts the Persians finally reconquered Egypt (341B.C.). The Persians did not rule Egypt for very long. In 332 B.C, Alexander the great conquered Egypt, this was part of his plan to take over the Persians. The Egyptians thought that he would give them back there independence, but unfortunately he didn’t. After the death of Alexander a man named Ptolemy ruled. He made sure that many knew that the Greeks had conquered Egypt. In 50 B.C the Ptolenies Greek kings of Egypt were weakening in power, and with the help

All of the pharaohs had a serious impact on Egypt. Hatshepsut was the first woman pharaoh. Ramses II was made a god. King Tut was a very famous ruler who was crowned at the age of nine. In fact, He was the youngest pharaoh. The most significant pharaohs from the new kingdom were Ramses II, King tut, and Hatshepsut.

The light bulb also came along with the other electric things becoming more common to households. It began to increase the importance of electricity to spread to places and the electricity in general because very important. By the time Edison died in 1931 entire cities were lit up and all were using the same light bulb made possible by

First of all, the tombs of the workers have been found near the pyramids, with bread and beer for the worker’s afterlives. No slave would ever be bestowed the honor of being buried near their pharaoh, which was a sacred place. I found this evidence from Document C, where the text states, “Hawass said the builders came from poor Egyptian families from the north and south, and were respected for their work-so much that those who died during construction were bestowed the honor of being buried in the tombs near the sacred pyramids of their pharaohs.”

Did you know that Hatshepsut was the longest reigning pharaoh for two decades that was a girl? I bet you didn’t even know that she had to marry her half brother and her step son. Hatshepsut was born in 1508 and died in 1458 BC. She ruled over egypt for over two decades from 1473 all the way to 1458 BC. Her father was Thutmose I, who had Thutmose II with Mutnofret, who was not Hatshepsut’s mother. Hatshepsut was Thutmose I’s eldest daughter Some people believe that Mutnofret was the daughter of Ahmosel. When Hatshepsut’s father died, in 1493 BC, the throne was passed down to her half brother Thutmose II. In Egypt it wasn’t odd for royalty to marry their family members or siblings. Thutmose II and Hatshepsut ended up having a daughter named Neferure, but the male heir was an infant that a concubine named Isis. A concubine is pretty much like a mistress.

In 1479 B.C.E. Thutmose II passed the power of Pharaoh to co-ruler Hatshepsut-his sister/wife-because his son, Thutmose III, was too young. During her reign, she proved she was worthy by becoming one of the “most ambitious builders in Egyptian history” (Cole and Symes 34). However, after ruling for 21 years her legacy was tested. Scholars found defaced statues and portraits of Hatshepsut. Some believed Thutmose III was slighted by Hatshepsut and he defaced her image. Although, through more research they believed Thutmose III’s son, Amenhotep II, had more motivation. Hatshepsut’s image may have been defaced because of lack of knowledge in hieroglyphs, gender roles, and the hope for power.

An example of Egyptians valuing death/ and afterlife is that they made pyramids for their Pharaohs when they die and mummified them for the after life. In the article, “Tombs” it said, “These monumental pyramids built for the pharaohs Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure housed the royal mummies and their worldly effects thought to protect and be used by the kings in their afterlife,” (Staff ). The Egyptians had many beliefs about afterlife. They believed that when you die a part your soul continues on, so they built pyramids to protect the Pharaoh and other royals. They also used mummification to harness their body. Not only were the Pharaohs body being mummified but other royals and non royals. In their tombs they also ket valuable possessions. “To

Egyptian pharaohs played a vital role in the development of Egypt and it’s outstanding civilization. Pharaohs were the most powerful and most respected figures in Egypt. Thutmose III has excellent qualifications to be considered as the greatest pharaoh of all time. Military rise and tremendous battle tactics arose with the reign of Thutmose III. In Egypt it was very valuable to have land, for protection and also for the riches, Thutmose III ‘s expansion of Egypt was the best the civilization ever saw. Egypt received significant amount of wealth and architectural advances under Thutmose III. Pharaohs in Egypt had the responsibility of keeping order in their kingdom, Thutmose III did this perfectly by regaining military power, expanding his territory

King Tut has died a mysterious death. There are three theories I believed that have caused King Tut’s death. One theory was murder, I think he might have been murder by Aye and Horemheb. Another theory was an illness. The third theory was a chariot crash. King Tut’s death has always been a mystery and there has been a lot of theories about it.

Queen Hatshepsut was the daughter of Tuthmosis I and married her half- blood brother, Tuthmosis II. When the queen’s husband/brother died, she assumed the throne and reined over Egypt for fifteen years successfully. She was only the second woman known to have assumed power. She was the sixth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty and by far the most successful women to have ruled Egypt as pharaoh. Queen Hatshepsut was portrayed with muscles and a beard in order to gain support from the Egyptians as a man. Hatshepsut ruled during the Golden Age of the New Kingdom. A portion of her success can be attributed to the time in which she reigned, in a time of stability and prosperity rather than the upheaval

Introduction On the second floor of the Penn museum, there rests an elaborate, human-shaped artifact from the Third Intermediate Period (1085-730 BC). The relic is a wooden coffin with intricate, painted designs on the exterior. Even an untrained eye could infer that the coffin was crafted with the care and attention

Throughout the centuries people have wondered what life was like in ancient times, and how ancient people lived and how they came up with many things we still use today. Many famous people in ancient times started movements to better understand the world around us. Some ancient peoples, like ancient pharaohs of Egypt, shaped and made countries what they are today and are a big part of that country 's history. For example, the pharaoh Tutankhamun was a lost part of ancient Egyptian history. He is one of many pharaohs who helped shape Egypt into what it is today. Now, King Tutankhamun has become the most well known Egyptian pharaoh all around the world. After the discovery of his tomb, the contents revealed what the ancient