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Who was Akhenaten and what did he accomplish?
Why did Akhenaten change his name?
Was their a battle of power between the Pharaoh and the priest class?
Was their a battle of power between the Pharaoh and the priest class?
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Amenhotep IV, who changed his name to Akhenaten because it meant beneficial to Aton, made very radical changes to Egypt. He was very much disliked by the priest class because he changed the polytheistic religion of Egypt to a Monotheistic cult honoring only the god Aton, "The Sun's Disk".
The art of the court emulated the physical characteristics of Akhenaten, even his wife Nefertiti's bust is shown with an elongated skull.
His reign was not very popular witht he Egyptian people and there were attempts to rid him and his wife from royal records.
The art of the court emulated the physical characteristics of Akhenaten, even his wife Nefertiti's bust is shown with an elongated skull.
His reign was not very popular witht he Egyptian people and there were attempts to rid him and his wife from royal records.
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