https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj en-us 2023-02-08 11:18:03 UTC 2025-11-02 05:41:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1fe-1f1ea.png diegohy https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473262626 During Egypt's New Kingdom (1539-1075 B.C.), the valley became a royal burial ground for pharaohs such as Tutankhamun, Seti I, and Ramses II, as well as queens, high priests, and other elites of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties.]]> 2023-02-08 11:28:16 UTC https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473262626 diegohy https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473263700 Tuthmosis changed the burial traditions of ancient Egyptian kings forever when he built the Valley of the Kings as an effort to protect his tomb from robbers.]]> 2023-02-08 11:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473263700 diegohy https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473267408 Nowadays you can see The Valley Of The Kings which is located in Luxor.]]> 2023-02-08 11:33:12 UTC https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473267408 diegohy https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473270650 Tuthmosis decided to construct The Valley Of The Kings.]]> 2023-02-08 11:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473270650 diegohy https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473275801 Tuthmosis was the third king of the XVIIIth Dynasty in ancient Egypt. He was a brave military man who expanded Egypt’s southern border. He also went as far North as he could, to Mesopotamia, and erected a stela just like he had done at the southern end. This one read, “This is Egypt’s northern border.” His most important innovation, however, was the Valley of the Kings. He died at 53 years in the 1425 BC]]> 2023-02-08 11:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473275801 diegohy https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473279608 The whole Valley is made of white limestone, which is easy to carve. The tombs were all built by chiseling into the limestone. All the chambers were carved into the stones using copper or bronze chisels, which are not that hard. Limestone is also beautiful to polish and paint on.]]> 2023-02-08 11:45:33 UTC https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473279608 diegohy https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473281357 Tuthmosis started the tradition of burial in the Valley of the Kings, and pharaohs stopped building pyramids after that.]]> 2023-02-08 11:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473281357 diegohy https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473282171 Tuthmosis changed the burial traditions of ancient Egyptian kings forever when he built the Valley of the Kings as an effort to protect his tomb from robbers.]]> 2023-02-08 11:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473282171 diegohy https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473282737 Besides being barren, the Valley had only one entrance that could be easily guarded since it was narrow. Next, there was a natural pyramid on top of the high cliffs surrounding the Valley.]]> 2023-02-08 11:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473282737 diegohy https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473285244 It contains  63 tombs, beginning with Thutmose I    and ending with Ramesses X or XI, although non-royal burials continued in usurped tombs.]]> 2023-02-08 11:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473285244 diegohy https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473286441 Tutankhamun is the most famous pharaoh buried in The Valley of the Kings, even though he was not the pioneer of the tradition.]]> 2023-02-08 11:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/diegohy/lmwae10cwzs3w9tj/wish/2473286441