Late Egypt - King Tut and Pyramids

King Tutankhamun was born around 1341 B.C., and is one of the most known Egyptian Pharoahs today due to the discovery of his intact tomb in 1922.


Click on the link to watch a video about the "Boy King of Egypt."

http://www.biography.com/people/king-tut-9512446/videos/king-tut-mini-biography-126127171665




Here is a fun Lego re-creation of Howard Carter discovering King Tut's tomb.

Enter King Tut's Tomb and see if you can find his sarcophagus!

http://www.kingtutone.com/tutankhamun/enter/


Watch this video to learn newly discovered information about how the Egyptian Pyramids were built.

Our History Detectives in Action!

Week 1:

Wandering nomads...

Archaeologists digging for artifacts...

Week 2:

Building the Tower of Babel...

Working together...

Week 3:

Mummy Mommies...

Egyptians...

Trying dates, figs, barley bread & grapes...

Week 4:

Hammurabi's Code of Laws...

An eye for an eye...

What a great group of History Detectives!!

Hammurabi - 1792 B.C. - 1750 B.C.

One of the famous leaders of the old Babylonian Empire was King Hammurabi.

Hammurabi Code of Laws

 

Watch the following videos to learn more about Hammurabi's Code:

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqQuk6iWJO8

 

Listen to the Hammurabi song below to learn more about Hammurabi.