4.What happened at 6pm on 2nd of January? LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS 1. Highlight the tremendous courage and stoicism shown by the two children during the struggle of the ship to keep from sinking? 2.How does the story suggest that optimism helps to direct stress endure ‘the ’? 3.What picture does the lesson draw on lives at sea? 4. What are the different technical aspects of a boat that the lesson highlights Discovering Tut : The Saga Continues ABOUT THE AUTHOR A R Williams is working as a senior writer in National Geographic magazine. The extract is taken from one of her featured articles . Her other works include “Discovering Tut” “Bamboo of the and much more. clothing ”, “Mystery Tattooed Mummy” THEME This story by A.R.William very vividly describes the progress of the process which involved excavating and studying the mummy of the famous Egyptian king Tutankhamun.Tutankhamun died in his teens. Since his tomb was discovered in 1922, after 22 years, Tut underwent a CT scan that offered new clues on his life and death. Investigations showed the real cause of death of the young Pharaoh. Reconstruction refers to re-establishing the previously held belief about the circumstances under which the young Pharaoh died. He became the king when he was 11 years old and died after ruling for 8 years. It is thought that he could have been murdered. Tut or Tutankhamun was born in BC 1341, that is, around 3400 year back in those days when Egypt was a very powerful country. He was the son of the ruling king (Pharaoh) Akhenaten of the 18th Dynasty. Tut became king/pharaoh at a very early age of 8 but his reign lasted a few years. Tut died – probably he was killed or he died in a war, in an accident, at the age of 18, probably. ABOUT THE LESSON King Tut was just a teenager when he died. He was the last heir of a powerful family that had ruled Egypt and its empire for centuries. He was laid to rest laden with gold and eventually forgotten. Since the discovery of his tomb in 1922, the modern world has speculated about what happened to him, with murder the most extreme possibility. Now, leaving his tomb which was discovered almost 80 years back, Tut has for the first time undergone a CT scan that offers new
4.What happened at 6pm on 2nd of January? LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS 1. Highlight the tremendous courage and stoicism shown by the two children during the struggle of the ship to keep from sinking? 2.How does the story suggest that optimism helps to endure ‘the direct stress ’? 3.What picture does the lesson draw on lives at sea? 4. What are the different technical aspects of a boat that the lesson highlights Discovering Tut : The Saga Continues ABOUT THE AUTHOR A R Williams is working as a senior writer in National Geographic magazine. The extract “Discovering Tut” is taken from one of her featured articles . Her other works include “Bamboo clothing ”, “Mystery of the Tattooed Mummy” and much more. THEME This story by A.R.William very vividly describes the progress of the process which involved excavating and studying the mummy of the famous Egyptian king Tutankhamun.Tutankhamun died in his teens. Since his tomb was discovered in 1922, after 22 years, Tut underwent a CT scan that offered new clues on his life and death. Investigations showed the real cause of death of the young Pharaoh. Reconstruction refers to re-establishing the previously held belief about the circumstances under which the young Pharaoh died. He became the king when he was 11 years old and died after ruling for 8 years. It is thought that he could have been murdered. Tut or Tutankhamun was born in BC 1341, that is, around 3400 year back in those days when Egypt was a very powerful country. He was the son of the ruling king (Pharaoh) Akhenaten of the 18th Dynasty. Tut became king/pharaoh at a very early age of 8 but his reign lasted a few years. Tut died – probably he was killed or he died in a war, in an accident, at the age of 18, probably. ABOUT THE LESSON King Tut was just a teenager when he died. He was the last heir of a powerful family that had ruled Egypt and its empire for centuries. He was laid to rest laden with gold and eventually forgotten. Since the discovery of his tomb in 1922, the modern world has speculated about what happened to him, with murder the most extreme possibility. Now, leaving his tomb which was discovered almost 80 years back, Tut has for the first time undergone a CT scan that offers new
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