King Tut is a very important figure in both history and science due to his economic decisions, his mummy, and how he ruled Egypt. Not only was he important in his time, but also in the 21st century. He continues to answer mysteries the world is asking due to his corpse as well as his economic decisions in ancient Egypt. Although there are many different theories about his death, many people are discovering new evidence every day. King Tut will continue to answer our questions through the means of history and science. King Tut was the 12th king of the 18th dynasty. His parents played a major role in how their son ruled Egypt. His father’s original name was Amenhotep, he later changed his name to Akhenaten which means a servant of Aten. Aten was the sun disc in Egypt. Before Akhenaten ruled, Egyptians supported polytheism which means they worshipped many gods. When Akhenaten was in power, he …show more content…
His father was still alive so he did not become king until 1332. Growing up, his dad forbid him to worship many gods, since his father believed there was only one god. Akhetan was dethroned in 1332 and died soon after. King Tut was only 9 years old when he took power of Ancient Egypt. The first thing he did when he was king, was change everyone’s religion back to polytheism. The name Tutankhaten means the living image of Aten, he wanted to change this since he believed in many gods now. His name was officially Tutankhamun which meant a living image of Amun rather than a living image of Aten, Amun was the main Egyptian deity. When he converted the religion back to monotheism, there was chaos everywhere in Egypt! The change meant that it decreased the power of priests, changed the government, and altered the military. The capitol was also back to Thebes. Not only did King Tutankhamun changed back everything that his father did while he was king, but he reconstructed all of the shrines that Amenhotep