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Far Side of History is becoming Dueling History — a place where teachers can turn games into activities for any subject.

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First game: Football — answer questions to move the ball. Works for any subject.

“Can You See Anything?” Walk Into Tut’s Tomb With Howard Carter

Carter's Walk into Tut's Tomb — tomb plan and the first stop

On November 26, 1922, Howard Carter chipped a hole in a sealed doorway, held up a candle, and waited for his eyes to adjust. Behind him, Lord Carnarvon asked if he could see anything. “Yes, wonderful things.”

Conservators at work in Tutankhamun's Burial Chamber beside a cutaway plan of the tomb

Now your students can take the same walk: down sixteen steps, through a robber’s tunnel, past two black-and-gold guardians, and into the only painted room in the tomb. Every stop has a question. Get it right and your torch stays lit. Miss it and the tomb goes a little darker.

Eight stops. Eight torches. How many can your class keep burning?

Carter's Walk into Tut's Tomb — tomb plan and the first stop

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