1. THE WORLD’S FIRST REBEL!

2. Amun At the height of Egyptian civilization he was called the 'King of the Gods'.

3. 17 th and 18 th Dynasty

4. Under Hatshepsut's reign, Egypt prospered. Unlike other rulers in her dynasty, she was more interested in ensuring economic prosperity and building and restoring monuments throughout Egypt than in conquering new lands. Hatshepsut built two obelisks, cut at the Ancient Granite quarry in Aswan and transported them to Karnak Temple. One of the obelisks still stands today. Hatshepsut

5. Thutmose III Battled to reestablish Egyptian rule of Syria and Palestine, creating Egypt’s largest empire yet.

7. 17 th and 18 th Dynasty

8. Amenhotep III Ruled Egypt at its Zenith. Empire, Economic prosperity, Civil unity.

9. AKHENATEN “The Heretic King” (1353-1335 B.C.)

10. Amenhotep IV Inherited it all. What could go wrong?

11. Akhenaten’s Queen Nefertiti Beautiful

12. ORIGINALLY AMENHOTEP IV Changed Name to “Akhenaten”, meaning “god is satisfied” ATEN ADOPTED SOLAR MONOTHEISM

13. Monotheism Removed priests Moved capital Removed Names Reliance on nature THE REBELLION

14. Akhetaten

15. Tut’s Family Tree? Amenhotep III m Tiye AmenhotepIV/Akenaton Hentmerheb Hentanes Baketamun Thutmoses Ast Setamun Semkhkare Ay m Ty Kiya m AmenhotepIV/Akenaten m NefertitiMutnodjme m Horemheb NefernefureNefernefruatenMaketaten Stepenre MerytatenAkkhsenpaaten Merytaten m Semkhkare Tutankhaten/ Tutankhamun m Akkhsenpaaten Akkhsenpaaten-Ta-Sherit Merytaten -Ta-Sherit (daughter of Akhenaten) Akkhsenpaaten m Ay

16. Tutankhaten was made Pharaoh of Egypt at 9 years old. His regent was Ay who was also the Grand Vizier. Tutankhaten changed name to Tutankhamun Moved capital back to Thebes, the center of worship of the Ancient Egyptian god Amun and the power base of the Amun priests. General Horemheb was designated as the Boy King's "Deputy" and was recognized as heir to Tutankhamun

17. Akhesenpaaten changed her name to Ankhesenamun Ankhesenamun married Ay shortly before she disappeared from history,Ay "My husband has died and I have no son. They say about you that you have many sons. You might give me one of your sons to become my husband. I would not wish to take one of my subjects as a husband... I am afraid.“ Letter to Hittite King

18. What Happened?

19. WHAT HAPPENED? Akhenaten? Return to Polytheism Reinstate priests Returned capital Replace Names