Tutankhamun Context of his life
Geography of Ancient Egypt The Nile River ◦ Most important natural feature ◦ Flows north from mountains in Uganda to Mediterranean Sea ◦ Annual flood crucial to Egypt’s agriculture The Two Lands ◦ Black land – fertile strip either side of the Nile where flood inundates ◦ Red land – unproductive desert lands
The New Kingdom
Fitting Tutankhamun into the New Kingdom
Tutankhamun Family Tree
Amenhotep III (King)Tiy (Queen) Akenhaten (King)Kiya (Secondary Wife)Nefertiti (Queen) Tutankhamun (King)Ankhesnamun (Queen)