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'''Amenhotep IV''' was [[Pharaoh]] of [[Egypt]] during the 1300s [[B.C.]].  He is famous for rejecting the traditional [[pagan]] gods of Egypt and installing only one God, [[Aton]].  He changed the capital from [[Thebes]] to Akhetaton (modern [[Amarna]]).  He was assassinated, leading to the eventual reign of his son, [[Tutankhamun]], or "King Tut."
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'''Amenhotep IV''' was [[Pharaoh]] of [[Egypt]] from 1353 - 1336 [[B.C.]] as part of the 18th Dynasty.  He is famous for rejecting the traditional [[pagan]] gods of Egypt and installing only one God, [[Aton]].  He changed the capital from [[Thebes]] to Akhetaton (modern [[Amarna]]).  He was assassinated, leading to the eventual reign of his famous boy-king son, [[Tutankhamun]], or "King Tut."
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His [[monotheism]] did not survive his reign.  After his death Egypt went back to their former [[polytheistic]] religion.
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[[Category: Pharaohs]]
 
[[Category: Pharaohs]]
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