1. Museum Entrance Welcome to the Lobby Room One Room Two Room Four Room Three Cursed Knowledge of Ancient Egypt Visit the Curator

2. Name of Museum Curator Information Elizabeth G. Gira was born in St. Louis, Missouri on October 22, 2003. Her compassion for learning was always in mind and throughout her life, she excelled at doing what she was best at. She has one brother and a mother and father to support her. Her favorite activities are art, basketball, and outdoor activities. Reading and writing are also very close to her. She is 11 years old and will continue to love history and she is making history. Back to Lobby

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7. Name of Museum Pharaoh Tutankhamen may have had the oldest case of malaria, where the frightening disease probably took his life. King Tutankhamen, known as Tut, started his reign of Egypt when he was 9. The important role of the pharaoh, an ancient Egyptian king, was a big job, so his adviser Ay, was there to help him with his work. Throughout all of Egypt’s pharaohs, King Tutankhamen’s reign was unimportant. Tut ruled from 1332 BC to 1322 BC, around his death. King Tutankhamun suffered from many conditions such as a broken leg, foot deformities, and cleft palate. Cleft palate is a birth defect where there is a slit in the roof of the mouth. He also suffered from malaria, which was probably the cause of his death. Tut died around the age of 18 and was buried in the Valley of the Kings in a tomb. A tomb is a vault or chamber for the burial of the dead. His tomb was filled with many glorious treasures such as chests, thrones, jewelry and clothes. All the things needed to live were in the tomb. In 1922, Howard Carter discovered his four-room tomb in the Valley of the Kings. His tomb and its artifacts have helped modern day historians better understand Ancient Egypt and their practices. In conclusion, the Ancient Egyptians were a vital and advanced civilization because Tut’s tomb shows ample evidence of religion, an important trait of a civilization. Introduction Back to Room 1

8. Name of Museum Three examples of religion in King Tut’s tomb prove that Egypt was a complex civilization. Embalming, the process of mummification, is a promising example in King Tut’s tomb of a developed civilization. After death, priests prepared his body for the afterlife with spells, amulets, and charms to guard and guide him and so his spirits could be happy for eternity, then they put him in his decorated sarcophagus, an ancient Egyptian coffin, which shows strong beliefs about what happens when a person died. Secondly, the journey to the afterlife using written books and spells hold instances of a civilization. To get to the afterlife, a person must know names of gods and gatekeepers to unlock them and, to make it easier to pass and guarantee that they had a perfect afterlife, the prayers and answers were written on King Tut’s walls of the tomb and, the Book of the Dead was written to help the spirit of the departed to pass these tests and get to the afterlife, proving getting to the afterlife was just as important as realistic life. Lastly, the stories written on the walls of the tomb about utopia in the afterlife show religion and a civilization in Egypt. Magnificent stories of living in the Field of Reeds, where the spirits of people who passed the tests live, included luxurious amenities such as no injuries, plenty of food, and most importantly: no work, helping to show that religion, the afterlife, and the gods were important in all lifetimes. In conclusion, examples of religion in Pharaoh Tutankhamen’s tomb strongly suggest that Ancient Egypt was an advanced and complex civilization. Body Paragraph Back to Room 2

9. Name of Museum Image 1 Back to Room 3 King Tut’s decorated sarcophagus surrounded his face and body to protect it. It was decorated and layered with gold and other precious materials. Funeral Mask of Tutankhamen. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 22 May 2015. http://quest.eb.com/search/107_3356981/1/107_3356981/cite http://quest.eb.com/search/107_3356981/1/107_3356981/cite

10. Name of Museum This is a picture of Howard Carter, who discovered Pharaoh Tutankhamen's Tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Howard Carter. Photographer. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 22 May 2015. http://quest.eb.com/search/115_2841138/1/115_2841138/cite http://quest.eb.com/search/115_2841138/1/115_2841138/cite Image 2 Back to Room 3

11. Name of Museum Texts and spells on King Tutankhamen’s tomb walls with his sarcophagus. King Tutankhamun's Tomb. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 22 May 2015. http://quest.eb.com/search/139_1893299/1/139_1893299/cite http://quest.eb.com/search/139_1893299/1/139_1893299/cite Image 3 Back to Room 3

12. Name of Museum Works Cited Cline, Eric, and Jill Rubalcaba. The Ancient Egyptian World. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. Print. Lesko, Leonard H. "Tutankhamun." World Book Student. World Book, 2015. Web. 11 May 2015. Malam, John, and Fiona MacDonald. 100 Facts: Mummies. New York: Sandy Creek, 2007. Print. Stweart, David. You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy. N.p.: The Salariya Book Company Ltd, 2013. Print. Bibliography Back to Room 4