Intro to Ancient Egypt - King Tut Bio

Akenaten and Nefertiti rule as equals

Religious Reform

Tutankhamen is Born

Tutankhamun Rules for Ten Years

Tut's Tomb is Discovered

Akhenaten and his chief wife, Nefertiti, were a royal power couple. Ancient art depicts Nefertiti in ways that make it clear that she ruled alongside Akhenaten.

Akhenaten and Nefertiti attempted to replace the existing polytheistic religion with a monotheistic worship of Aten, god of the sun. They destroyed many temples in the process.

Akhenaten has a son. He names him, "Living image of Aten." This is further evidence of Nefertiti and Akhenaten's commitment to their new monotheistic religion.

Akhenaten's son became Pharoah at the age of nine or ten. His name was changed to Tutankhamun, to honor the old gods that his father tried to erase.

In 1922, Howard Carter and his crew discovered the nearly untouched tomb of Tutankhamun. The world became enthralled with the world of Ancient Egypt.

Who was King Tut?

Akenaten and Nefertiti rule as equals

Religious Reform

Tutankhamen is Born

Tutankhamun Rules for Ten Years

Tut's Tomb is Discovered

Akhenaten and his chief wife, Nefertiti, were a royal power couple. Ancient art depicts Nefertiti in ways that make it clear that she ruled alongside Akhenaten.

Akhenaten and Nefertiti attempted to replace the existing polytheistic religion with a monotheistic worship of Aten, god of the sun. They destroyed many temples in the process.

Akhenaten has a son. He names him, "Living image of Aten." This is further evidence of Nefertiti and Akhenaten's commitment to their new monotheistic religion.

Akhenaten's son became Pharoah at the age of nine or ten. His name was changed to Tutankhamun, to honor the old gods that his father tried to erase.

In 1922, Howard Carter and his crew discovered the nearly untouched tomb of Tutankhamun. The world became enthralled with the world of Ancient Egypt.

Who was King Tut?