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1 AKHENATEN BY DELVON

2 Pharaoh Akhenaten meaning "living spirit of Aten”
known before the fifth year of his reign as Amenhotep IV Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt ruled for 17 years and died perhaps in BC or 1334 BC known as the Heretic King

3 Akhenaten was the son of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiyee, a descendent of a Hebrew tribe.
Akhenaten was married to Queen Nefertiti, one of the most famous of all ancient Egyptian women. He was King Tut’s father

4 Marfan Syndrome Akhenaten suffered from this disease
a genetic defect that damages the body's connective tissue. Symptoms include, short torso, long head, neck, arms, hand and feet, pronounced collarbones, pot belly, heavy thighs, and poor muscle tone. Those who inherit it are often unusually tall and are likely to have weakened aortas that can rupture. They can die at an early age

5 Religious Famous for his religious reforms
Polytheism of Egypt was supplanted by monotheism centered around Aten, the god of the solar disc.  Akhenaten built a temple to his god Aten The temples were roofless so that rays of the sun would fall on the worshipers. The site today is known as Amarna.

6 Khufu By delvon

7 Khufu was the second pharaoh of the 4th dynasty
 Khufu's full name was Khnum-Khufwy, which means '[the god] Khnum protect me'. He is known best for his contribution to architecture through the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza

8  He is generally accepted as having commissioned the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World The Great Pyramid at Giza took approximately 20 years to build. It stood 480 feet tall. It remained the tallest man-made structure in the entire world for nearly 4,000 years.

9 REFERENCES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khufu


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