Amenhotep IV, also known as Akhenaten
Pharaoh's of ancient Egypt were believed to be Horus incarnate.
The Egyptians believed the pharaoh is a god on earth to manage Egypt and they also believed the god gave the pharagoh power.
Yes, the pharaoh was considered a god in ancient Egypt.
Ancient Egypt was a theocracy. The Pharaoh was both a king and a god in Egypt. Egypt was run by the clergy; priests were the only governmental officials. Egyptian citizens had practically no power over how their government was run, but accepted the Pharaoh's decisions because they believed in his divinity.
Ancient Egyptians believed God Kings to be incarnations of their god, Horus. One Pharaoh believed to be such an incarnation was Narmer, also known as Menes, who ruled in the first century. He is believed to have been the first God King.
Pharaohs were important to Egypt because they were the king of the ancient Egypt and the ancient Egyptians thought the pharaoh was a child of the gods and a god himself. They also believed that if the pharaoh and his subjects honored the gods, their lives would be happy.
Well, one of the reasons is that there pharaoh ( ruler ) was believed to be a god or a son/daughter of a god.
Because the ancient Egyptians honored their pharaoh as a god. They believed that the pharaoh controlled the weather and everything that happened in ancient Egypt. They did that so that the pharaoh would be pleased by his people and greet them back with life.
The Pharaoh is the highest priest and government official. also the Pharaoh was believed to be half god and man and the child of the gods
The Pharaoh was the supreme religious authority. The Pharaoh was believed to be, not so much a man or a king but, a God. Religion and Government were not separated in Ancient Egypt.
The first Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt that is not a god is King Narmer(sometimes called Menes).Osiris was the first god Pharaoh.
Yes. For example, the Pharaoh is no longer god. In fact there no longer is a Pharaoh who rules Egypt.