Visionary or Tyrant??? AKHENATON. Someone who is characterized by new ideas VISIONARY TYRANT An oppressive, harsh, ruler who governs without restrictions.

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Visionary or Tyrant??? AKHENATON

Someone who is characterized by new ideas VISIONARY TYRANT An oppressive, harsh, ruler who governs without restrictions

DEPICTIONS OF FAMILY IN EGYPTIAN ART Akhenaton, his Wife Nefertiti and Three daughters Statue of Nykara and His Family Study Blue. Last modified March y&view=detail&id=8F CEA5EEB2D3B278581BC83CCF55 CB40C&FORM=IDFRIR

Akhenaton Born Amonhotep IV Spent his reign changing Egyptian religion Opposed the worship of Amon- Re (sun god) Sponsored the worship of Aton Became Akhenaton (he who serves Aton) AKHENATEN’S HYMN TO ATEN Symbol Ankh. Last modified Nov 21, DC BA03F213CD F5&FORM=IDFRIR Aten – the Sun Disk with protruding rays that have hands BBC History, Ancient Egyptian Gods Gallery, Aten, 2011, shtml (Feb. 29, 2012); British shtml

REFORMS Closed the temples of all other gods and took their possessions (first monotheist? – not really because the people still worshipped the pharaoh) Built a new capitol far north called Akhetaton (in the desert!) Complete and shocking break with religious tradition! Left him little time to govern – Empire suffered from neglect

TEMPLE AT AMARNA University College London, Digital Egypt for Universities, Amarna: the main temple, 2002, (Feb. 29, 2012).

WIFE Metropolitan Museum, Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, Relief of Nefertiti, 2012, (Feb. 29, 2012).