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Slide 2 Click here to listen to video. Slide 3 Facts More facts Why was he famous? Pic tours SONG Facts The End Slide 4 When and where was Tutankhamen born? Tutankhamen was probably born at Akhetaten which was the capital city of Egypt. He was born in about the year 1346. Slide 5 At what age did Tutankhamen become a Pharaoh? He became pharaoh at the tender age of nine in 1337 and reigned during the 18th Dynasty when the Egyptian Empire was at its height. He reigned from about 1337 to 1328. Slide 6 The reason that Tutankhamen is so well known today is that his tomb, containing fabulous treasures, was found early in 1922 by British archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. Back Back Slide 7 Slide 8 King Tut (King Tut) Now when he was a young man He never thought he'd see People stand in line to see the boy king (King Tut) How'd you get so funky? (Funky Tut) Did you do the monkey? Born in Arizona Moved to Babylonia (king Tut) Slide 9 (Tut, Tut) Dancin' by the Nile, (Disco Tut, Tut) The ladies love his style, (boss Tut, Tut) Rockin' for a mile (rockin' Tut, Tut) He ate a crocodile He gave his life for tourism Golden idol! He's an Egyptian They're selling you! {Instrumental bridge} Slide 10 Now, when I die Now don't think I'm a nut Don't want no fancy funeral Just one like old king Tut. (king Tut) He coulda won a Grammy, (king Tut) Buried in his Jammies, (king Tut) {alternatively - His sister was a mummy} Born in Arizona, moved to Babylonia He was born in Arizona, got a condo made of stone-a King Tut! Slide 11 Back (King Tut) Now, if I'd known They'd line up just to see him I'd taken all my money And bought me a museum. (king Tut) Buried with a donkey (funky Tut) He's my favorite honkey! Born in Arizona Moved to Babylonia (king Tut) Slide 12 Robbers might have been there because a bag of gold rings was found on the floor, as if dropped in haste. But they did not take everything because Carter and his team found many treasures inside the tomb including a solid gold mask of King Tut's face. The artifacts in Tut's tomb told archaeologists and scientists a great deal about ancient Egyptian daily life. Many people all over the world became interested in learning more about ancient Egypt because of the exciting discovery of an ancient tomb full of treasure. Slide 13 BY TAMIKA DIXON AND MADISON WOOD