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What controversial change didAmenhotep IV Akhenaten and his wife Nefertit impose in Egypt?
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What didamenhotep change his name to?
Amenhotep iv(Amun is pleased) changed his name to Akenaten(devote to Aten in Egypt).
What did Akhenaten change his name to?
Amenhotep IV changed his name to Akhenaten meaning "the spirit of Aton (the sun god)
Who did Pharaoh akhenaten worship?
Amun, the sun god. He wanted Egypt to be a monotheistic civilization, but the priests did not approve of this change. Almost immediately after Akhenaten died the priests change Egypt back into a polytheistic civilization.
What radical change in Egyptian religion did Amenhotep IV Akhenaten decree?
He mandated worship of one god exclusively
Why was Akhenaten unpopular among Egypt's priests?
The Eyptian people didn't accept Akhenaten because he was actually created by a pharaoh who wanted the Eyptian people to become monotheistic, or to have one god. And by the way, Akhenaten wasn't the sun god. His symbol looks like a sun though. I think Ra was the sun god.
What did Akhenaton try to do?
Akhenaten, or Amenhotep IV, tried to change the Egyptian religion. He wanted everyone to worship the sun god, (not Ra, the element) Aten.
How did Akhenaten affect the history of ancient Egypt?
He changed the religion so everybody was mad at him so after he died king tut had to change it back to normal
Who was the Egyptian pharaoh who tried to change the Egyptians' worship of many gods to a single god?
Amenhotep IV, also known as Akhenaten
What controversial change has been made to racing for the America's Cup?
it will be decided in just one race
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 did King Anenhotep change his name to?
His original name was Amenhotep IV. He then changed his name to Akhenaten. This was because he wanted to name himself after Aten the sun god.
What historic thing did King Tutankhamun family do before he was born?
his family is mostly unknown, but it widely thought that Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) was his father, and that Akhenaten's daughter was King Tut's wife. Akhenaten is still known as the Heretic King, and is dishonored by the pharoas after him. he tried to change the entire religion of Egypt to the honor only the Sun God, Aten. His negligence led barbarians to invade Egypt and he fled from his capital, never to be seen again.
