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Yes, that Akhenaten did. He changed Egypt's Polytheistic society into one that was of Monothesiam. He took thougt that only one god needed to be worshiped and that all the others no longer mattered. He was hateed and despised by many. He was the father of king tut and was infamous for going to monotheisum (worship of one god). To the society of Egypt's relief Tut took the throne at the age of twelve and he let the people worship several gods agian. He also made everyone kill themselves if they didn't worship him. The god was Aten. King tut and his sucessors helped bring the kingdom back to polytheism over time.
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∙ 12y agoOne reason how AKhenaten changed polytheism to monotheism was his agents went around Egypt and changed the names on the monuments from the old got to the god Aton also known as Amen-Re and all things that said "gods" to "god".
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∙ 10y agoThe pharaoh Akhenaten is most known for his attempt to bring about a monotheistic religion rather than the accepted polytheism. His worship centered around Aten, the sun-disk. This religion was ultimately rejected by his people.
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∙ 10y agoIt wasn't Tutankhamun that changed ancient Egypts religions it was his father Akhenaten who moved his people from the capital and built a new city changing the old religions into one god (the first monotheistic religion) the sun disc. After 20 years Akhenaten died and his son Tutankhamun restored the old gods and moved back to Thebes.
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∙ 7y agoAkhenaton made Egypt a monotheistic society. He made the land of Egypt worship the Sun God, Aton
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∙ 11y agoInstead on worshiping many gods he changed the religon to only worshiping one god
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∙ 9y agohe tried to change the egyptian religion by building large open-air temples to the Aton he moved the capital of egypt and he changed gods names
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What pharaoh unsuccessfully transform Egypt into a monotheistic society?
Pharaoh Akhenaten.
Why did Akhenatens experiment with monotheism fail?
Prior to his reign the many priesthoods were very powerful, and slowly over long periods of Egyptian history they whittled away at Pharoah's power. Trying to consolidate power and centralize it in the person of Pharoah wasn't a bad idea, but Akhenaten's approach was much too radical and extreme. At one point, Pharoah was seen as the High Priest of every cult. Akhenaten obliterated the cults. The priesthoods fought to get their power back, and it didn't take them long.
What does Akhenaten mean?
Devoted to Aten in Egypt
Was akhenaten the last powerful pharaoh of Egypt?
yes
Where did akhenaten move the capital of Egypt from?
I am not certain but I think he moved it from Thebes. The capital of Egypt was Thebes until the Reign of Amenhotep IV it was then moved to Akhenaten from 1349 B.C. to 1336 B.C. About four years after his death the capital was moved back to Thebes
Was akhenaten the only person to run polytheism?
no he was the only person to run polytheism in egypt
Which pharaoh changed the religion of Egypt?
The Pharoah Akhenaten attempted to change the polytheistic religion of Egypt into a monotheistic one worshipping the Aten. Pharoah Akenaten was Tut's father. He forced priests of the numerous Egyption gods to quit their jobs. He destroyed all the temples exept for Aten. During his rein, P. A. forced everyone to worship 1 got...Aten. After the pharoah died, the people tried to erase his name from histoy and go back to the old religion.
What is monotheism What is polytheism Did the ancient Egyptians believe in monotheism or polytheism?
Monotheism is the belief in one god (Jews, Christians, Muslims). Polytheism is the belief in many gods(ancient Greece). Egypt also had a polytheistic religion.
This king changed the religion of Egypt from polytheism to monotheism?
Aknahten
Who was the pharaoh who believed in monotheism?
Akhenaten (A Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt) abandoned traditional Egyptian polytheism and promoted worship centered on the Aten (god of the sun), which is sometimes described as monotheistic or henotheistic (a god in a position of superiority in a pantheon of gods). This change did not survive his death around 1335 BCE.
Why was monotheism unusual in it time and place?
Monotheism was certainly unusual when it surfaced in the reign of Amenhotep IV, who renamed himself Akhenaten. ancient Egypt was a strongly polytheistic society, and the worship of gods was a major industry. The priesthood were not happy about Akenaten's monotheistic experiment, and returned the country to polytheism after his death, when his son, the boy-king Tutankhamun ruled.
Who tried to introduce monotheism to Egypt?
King Akhenaten instituted the monotheistic worship of Aten during his lifetime, but polytheism was restored upon his death around 1330 BCE. However, this may not have been the first monotheistic religion, since some scholars believe that Zoroastrianism was founded as a monotheistic religion even earlier than 2000 BCE.
How did Nefertiti change Egypt forever?
She ruled after getting into fight with her father Ay in abiood fist
Where did polytheism spread?
Polytheism predates Monotheism, and was pretty much found everywhere before the rise of Monotheism. Formalized Polytheism famously developed in places as disparate as Europe, India, Egypt, Scandanavia, etc, with various guessed at connections between them and the more widely known Greco-Roman pantheon of gods.
WHEN did Akhenaton change Egypt to monotheism?
he didn't
Is Egypt a polytheism or monotheism society?
Currently, Egypt is predominately Muslim which is Monotheistic (One God), while Ancient Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt and Unified Egypt all had polytheistic (Multiple gods) religious attributes. Compare it to the Norse Paganism and Christianization.
Why do you think Amenhotep attempted to introduce monotheism versus polytheism in ancient Egypt?
Amenhotep IV took decisive steps to establish the Aten as the exclusive, monotheistic god of Egypt
