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RELIGION Implemented Atenism the belief in one god (the Aten). He allowed others to worship freely in the beginning however 9 years into his reign he defaced and removed the names of Amun-Re and others. Amenhotep changed his name to Akhenaten. He banned polytheism. ART Art of the Amarna Period. Akhenaten was believed to have marfan disease. This gave him unique features/ feminine. He is depicted with wide hips, long face, narrow shoulders, etc. This was unique and unusual for the times. Most pharaohs were depicted with overtly masculine features. Stelas/reliefs also depict him with his family, as a sphinx (left) and the god Aten.

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LEGACY A revolutionary monotheist who failed to change Egypts religious ideology. Married to Nefertiti, the most beautiful woman in Egypt and the possibly the mother of King Tut. After Akhenatens death, Egypt suffered a massive pandemic of influenza. People believed they were being punished by the gods and quickly re-instated polytheism.

TEMPLES He moved the capital from Thebese to Amarna (250 miles). Akhenaten took four years to build using mudbricks. He also built temples to worship Aten in Karnak and Thebes. The archeologists at Karnak dismantled 36,000 block from his temple in Karnak.

Use The previous page and the website http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/akhenaten_01.shtml link to complete the following. Write complete sentences with specific details from the texts. DO NOT PLAGARIZE. PARAPHRASE USING YOUR OWN VOCABULARY. Be thorough in your answers. Input Charts are the primary source for Unit Exams (30% HISTORY category), use as study guide. PROMPT 1.) Explain how Akhenatens position about religion changed. 2.) How are the artifacts depicting Akhenaten unique? 3.) Where did he move the capital from and to? 4.) Explain why his marriage to Nefertiti is significant? 5.) Describe what occurred after Akhenatens death. 6.) On the website, using the section entitled The appeal of the Amarna period, describe Akhenatens fathers reign. 7.) What does the term first individual in human history mean? YOUR ANSWER Akhenaten chose to believe in only one god, Amun. The artifacts depicting Akhenaten are unique because they show feminine features. He moved the capital from Thebese to Amarna. His marriage to Nefertiti is significant because she was thought of the most beautiful woman in Egypt. After Akhenatens death, Egypt suffered a massive influenza, and the Egyptians thought the gods were punishing them so they re-instated polytheism. The reign of Akhenatens father, Amenhotep III, was long and prosperous within the agreement replacing the relentless military campaigning of his ancestors. First individual in human history means that someone did something out of line. For example if everyone in the world was wearing green, and then suddenly someone decided to wear blue, they would be the first individual.

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8.) On the website, using the section entitled Religious reforms, explain how Akhenaten showed the importance of solar gods like Aten. 9.) On the website, using the section entitled The art of the Amarna period, what changes to architecture did Akhenaten make?

Akhenaten showed the importance of solar gods like Aten by creating art in which he and his family are indulging everyday activities beneath the sun disk and other art where he is worshipping it. Some hymns were composed to Aten. Akhenaten changed the way Egyptian art was created by making the Amarna art focus on the minutiae of life, which only happens because of the power and light the sun gives.