Who Was King Tut? by Roberta Edwards

Author:Roberta Edwards
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US

The biggest pyramid belonged to a pharaoh named Cheops. It took approximately one hundred thousand workers twenty years to complete. The body of Cheops was placed deep inside, in a secret chamber.

In ancient times, people knew that treasure lay buried with the body of the pharaoh. Unfortunately, the pyramids were looted. Robbers made off with the objects meant for the pharaoh’s afterlife.

Pharaohs who lived later decided to build secret tombs to keep robbers away. The tombs were underground hiding places. They had all sorts of traps.

Some tombs had stone blocks placed above the entrance. If the door was opened, the stone would fall and kill the robber. Inside, there were false rooms to confuse robbers. And if certain floor tiles were stepped on, they gave way, sending robbers down a shaft to their death.

But all the planning and all the traps did not stop thieves. Somehow they managed to find the tombs. They broke into them and made off with the riches.

Before Howard Carter found Tut’s tomb in 1922, people thought every single tomb of a pharaoh had been opened and robbed. That was why Carter’s discovery was such an important event. There always had been legends about the fabulous treasures of the pharaohs. Now there was proof.

The legends were true.

THE PYRAMIDS

THE PYRAMID SHAPE WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS. THEY BELIEVED THAT THE PHARAOH ASCENDED TO HEAVEN ON THE RAYS OF THE SUN. THE SHAPE OF THE PYRAMID WAS A SYMBOL FOR THE SUN’S RAYS, WHICH THE PHARAOH WOULD USE TO CLIMB TO THE AFTERLIFE. WHERE THE PYRAMID WAS PUT ALSO WAS VERY IMPORTANT. IT NEEDED TO BE UNDERNEATH THE MOST IMPORTANT STARS IN THE SKY.

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