Feel free to have a read! Haven't looked at it in ages - so glad that i still have it on my laptop though. One of the most fun assessment tasks I've ever had (only one that beat it was my modern historical investigation aha - looked at the Jonestown massacre for that one!). That is my dog on the front cover btw
I've always found Tutankhamen to be super fascinating - probably the first historical personality that I was interested in learning about, I remember having quite a few books on him Did you enjoy the assessment? What was your conclusion?
Your dog is so adorable!
I downloaded it and will definitely read once exams are over. I loved the assessment task-it was so much fun.
Basically my conclusion was that he was somewhat effective as an pharaoh. If anyone's interested I attached it here-although it's not the best written essay. I've summarised the main points below though.
My main points were that:
- Before his reign his father Akhenaton changed the main religion of Egypt from polytheism to monotheism (to worship only the sun god Aten). However, this was a disaster as he neglected his subjects while working on the new religions. Tutankhamen changed the religion back to polytheism (however, we are unsure if he was forced by his advisors or not). It was thought that in tut's time both religions were able to coexist.
- He may have trained the Egyptian army and led them into battle. It was something that pharaohs were expected to do, however we have been unsure due to his age. There were blocks in Luxor that showed Tut leading the army into battle so he may have witnessed the battle of Kadesh but it is questionable.
- However, he was really sick and suffered from many different illnesses. Two mummified foetuses have been found in his tomb and are tested to be his daughters. He had a also had a crumbling foot due to osteonecrosis and a congenital malformation of his second toe. He had to walk with the aid of his staffs and also had a deadly case of malaria. All this would have affected the way he could rule over the empire.