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King Tut: Ancient Egyptian History

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Egyptian history has always been a mystery. Kings and queens have been found mummified ,opening a new world that we did not know about.With the help of scientists we have been able to make theories and understand more about their mysterious lives.There were many different rulers in Egypt, but one that draws most attention is King Tut.King Tut with an really interesting life and even a more sudden and weird death. He was born in Circa 1341 B.C.E., King Tut was the 12th king of the 18th Egyptian dynasty.His parents named him Tutankhaten, but as a sign of rebellion and rejection to his parents religion he changed his name to Tutankhamen.King at the early age of 9 and got married with his half sister Ankesanutum.King Tut liked hunting and used

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