VALLEY OF THE KINGS

THE IMPORTANT PHARAOHS

• King Tut
• Hatchepsut
• Menes
• Khufu
• Ramses

KING TUTANKHAMUN

• King tut was one of the greatest in the valley of the kings
• "Death shall come on swift wings to him who disturbs the king"
• Died at the age of 18
• King tut's tumb was the first found among the valley
• One conspiracy was that there was no curse just poisonous mold

KING MENES

FACTS ON KING MENES

• Menes started dynasty
• He brought upper & lower Egypt together
• He wore a double crown
• Original name was Narmer
• Menes is his pharaoh name

HATCHEPSUT

HATCHEPSUT

• Her child was Neferure
• She was the first female pharaoh
• She came to the throne in 1458BC
• Her parents were in lower class
• She was in the eighteenth dynasty of her generation

KHUFU

KHUFU

• 4th dynasty of his generation
• Ruled first half of the Old Kingdom Period
• His sister was a princess of ancient egypt
• He helped build the great pyramid of Giza
• Not locating in the valley of the kings but very close

RAMSES

RAMSES

• Ruled later in the New Kingdom period
• Many citizens believed the Ra god gave birth to him
• 19th dynasty
• He reigned for 67 years
• He had one of the longest reign of ancient Egyptian Pharaohs

SOME FACTS

• The valley of the kings where hidden
• Each tomb was specifically designed to each pharaoh's liking
• King Tut's tomb was the only one with a curse or spells
• Many of the pharaohs found were very well preserved
• The valley of the kings held over 600 tombs!

TOTAL SUMMARY

THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS

• There are many pharaoh burial sights
• The valley of the kings is one of many
• The valley of the kings was put on the map because there where many famous pharaohs
• The valley if the kings was a remarkable piece of engineering

RESOURCES

• http://874/king-tut//:
• http://the_valley_of_the_kings:/00119
• Prymids-By: Anne Millard (book)

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