In 1922 a man named Howard Carter found a sealed door — and behind it, a golden room untouched for 3,000 years. Investigate what King Tut's tomb tells us about how the Egyptians really lived. A full 10-question lesson from our G1 Ancient World year.
Tip: This lesson works best as a read-aloud. Sit together, read each section out loud, and pause to discuss before answering questions.
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A long time ago in Egypt, a boy became king. His name was Tutankhamun — most people call him King Tut. He died when he was still young, and his tomb was hidden under the sand for 3,000 years. Then one day, a man named Howard Carter found it. In this lesson, we will open the hidden tomb with him — and learn how the treasures inside tell us all about a boy who lived long, long ago.
Imagine being a king before you are even ten years old. That really happened in ancient Egypt. A boy named Tutankhamun became the pharaoh — the king of all Egypt — when he was just about nine years old. Grown-ups helped him rule, because he was so young.
King Tut did not live very long. He died when he was only about 18 years old — still a young man. He was not a famous or powerful king while he was alive. In fact, after he died, people slowly forgot all about him. For thousands of years, almost no one knew his name.
So why is King Tut the most famous pharaoh of all today? Not because of what he did while alive. It is because of what was found in his tomb, long, long after he was gone.
Pharaoh — the word for the king of ancient Egypt. The pharaoh was the most important person in the whole land.