Akhenaton/ Amonhotep III

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 Akhenaton
Quick Study:
•Also known as Amonhotep III
•First Egyptian pharaoh drawn or Sculpted with
large hips and breasts.
•Brought to power by mother
•When he died all his accomplishments were
either torn down or forgotten
•His wife was Nefertiti
•When he was a child he was rejected.
•He believed in one god
•He believed in monotheism
•Worshiped Aten, son of the sun god
•Rejected all other gods
•Completely changed the culture in Egypt
•He was buried in the place that he called ‘Royal
Tombs’
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•He changed his name to Akhenaton

•Original name Amonhotep the 4th
•Had six daughters
•Had son that later became pharaoh, (king tut)
•His dad was Amonhotep the 3rd.
•His mother was Queen Tiy a descendant of the Hebrew tribe
•Lived in the center of the city of Thebes
•He constructed a whole new city named after him and his god
•He became pharaoh in 1352 BC.
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Who Brought Akhenaton to power?
A) His mother
B) His father
C) His brother
D) His Wife

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Who did Akhenaton worship?

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Why did Akhenaton reject the gods?

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What did Akhenaton change his belief to?

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Why did Akhenaton change the religion?

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Where was Akhenaton buried?

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What was Akhenaton’s original Name?

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What was the name of Akhenaton father?

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Where did Akhenaton and his family live?

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Who were Akhenaton’s mother and father?

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How many daughters did Akhenaton have?

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From which ancient tribe was Akhenaton’s mother
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How many gods did he worship?

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What to what he built when he died?

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Why did he change religion?

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Who or What did he worship?

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What two things made him stand out?

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What three things did he change of Egypt’s culture?

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A) His mother brought him to power

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He worshiped Aten, son of the sun god

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He rejected the gods because he was rejected as a little
kid

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He believed in monotheism

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He changed the religion because he believes in one
god

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He was buried in a place he called the royal tombs

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Akhenaton's original name was Amonhotep the 4th

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His dad’s name was Amonhotep the 3rd

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They lived in a city called Thebes

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His mother was Queen Tiy and his father was
Amonhotep the 3rd.

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He and his wife had 6 wives in total

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His mother was descended from the ancient tribe of
Hebrew.

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He worshiped one god named Aten

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The buildings he built were destroyed soon after his
death

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He rejected the gods because when he was younger he
was rejected

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He worshiped Aten

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Answer 17
1) Wide Hips
2) Breast

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 Answer 18
1) Religion
2) Art
3) Architecture

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