1. Ancient History- Week 5

2. During the 18th dynasty of Egyptian history,
we find a king named Amenhotep IV and his
wife Nefertiti.

3. He was the son of another pharaoh & lived perhaps
only 2 generations after Moses & the Exodus.

4. Eloquent statues
were made of his
wife Nefertiti. She
was a beautiful
woman
in Egyptian history.

5. Amenhotep IV was considered unusal
compared to all the other rulers
because he chose to worship one god.
He actually abolished the other
Egyptian gods.

6. Some believe that Amenhotep II was actually the
pharaoh during the Exodus. If they saw the miracles
and wonders during Moses’ time, this may explain why
they changed their belief system! We do not know.

7. Unfortunately, they worshipped the
sun god.

8. Many wall murals show them as loving
each other. This was not common in
many arranged marriages

9. One of their daughters married
King Tut.

10. Born as Ankhesenpaaten
and changed her name to
Ankhesenamun after marriage.

11. After Amenhotep’s death, the country
went back to worshipping many gods.

12. One of the most well known kings of
Egypt was King Tut.

13. His full name was Tutankhamen.

14. He only lived to be about 18 years old.

15. He began to rule at age 8 or 9.

16. In 1922, An archeologist discovered
King Tut’s grave completely untouched.

17. Great wealth and gold were buried in
their tombs for them to have in their
afterlife. But many of the tombs were
robbed.

18. 3,000 years after his death, his
elaborate tomb was found.

19. One of the most famous pieces was
the actual coffin of King Tut. It had 4
layers –the third being of pure gold!

20. There was a beautiful mask of the
young king.

21. Other relics buried with him were
boats, statues, models of homes, and
even servant bones.

23. A mystery still surrounds why King Tut
died so young. There are some that
think he was murdered. When his wife
was going to remarry—her fiancé was
killed along the way!

24. You can see the treasures
of King Tut today.