Vocab
A sport using a bow and arrow that Tutankhamun enjoyed.
archery
A box where a mummy is placed.
casket
The reason Tutankhamun went into the desert to kill an ostrich before his wedding.
He wanted to make a fan of feathers as a gift for his bride.
The "Boy King" who began his reign at age nine.
Tutankhamun
"I don't want to be pharaoh of Egypt, Mother. I'm frightened."
Tutankhamun
A national song played at the start of the coronation ceremony
Anthem
The place where people believe they go after they die
the afterlife
The special wedding gift Tutankhamun made for Ankhesenamun
A fan of ostrich feathers.
The ambitious army commander who thought the King was weak
Horemheb
"He's a cruel man and he did a terrible thing to my son."
Queen Kiya
To feel shy or ashamed, like Tut did when Horemheb saw him fall during training.
embarassed
Valuable objects, like gold and jewelry, found in a tomb.
treasures
What Rami removed from the chariot wheel to cause the "accident"
A small peg.
The granddaughter of Ay who became Tutankhamun's Queen.
Ankhesenamun
"I've got an important job for him... It's a secret mission."
Horemheb
Very expensive and beautiful, used to describe the King’s life in the palace
luxurious
To put a body under the ground or in a tomb.
bury
The place where Tutankhamun was eventually buried because his own tomb wasn't ready.
Horemheb’s tomb
The stable boy who was jealous of the King and helped Horemheb.
Rami
"I'll have a big house with beautiful things, and everybody will respect me."
Rami
The government official in charge of relations with other countries.
foreign minister
To feel very happy about something you have done, or to describe how people felt about Egypt.
proud
The year an English archeologist finally found the hidden tomb
1922
The chief advisor who became Pharaoh because Tutankhamun had no children.
Ay
"Will you remember me in the afterlife, Tut?"
Ankhesenamun