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Amenhotep IV. Then changed his name to Akhenaton.

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What did Akhenaten change his name to?

Amenhotep IV changed his name to Akhenaten meaning "the spirit of Aton (the sun god)


Who is akhennaton?

Akhenaton was the pharaoh,also known as Aton.


Who was the unpopular egyptian pharaoh elevated aton to supremacy?

Akhenaten


Which pharaoh elevated the worship of the god Aton?

Pharoh Amenhotep IV


Which pharaoh said that the sun-god was the only ttrue god in the universe?

Aton


Who did the Egyptian god Aton marry?

Aton/Aten was at one time regarded as the only god by the pharaoh Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten). No goddess is mentioned as his consort.


What did ahmenhotep IV try to do?

Ahmenhotep IV tried to change the religion of Egypt. He thought his priests were planning to overthrow him and take all the power. In an antemp to keep his power he changed the religion to a religion where the people were suppose to believe in only one god Aton. Ahmenhotep then changed his name to Akmenaton meaning "Spirit of Aton".


Who is the pharaoh that believed in one god?

Akhenaton or Akhenaten. He believed in Aton or Aten (the two names can be spelled two different ways each)


Who did Amenhotep the fourth worship?

Amenhotep IV changed his name to Akhenaton and changed the official religion of Egypt to a monotheistic cult centered around the Aton, represented by the sun disk.


How did replacing amon-re with aton affect the authority of the pharaohs?

By replacing Amon-Re with Aton, a minor god, the pharaohs lost their authority and prestigious power in the government. As an example, Akhenaton who renamed his name to a word meaning "he who serves Aton" Akhenaton's radical ideas had little success. Priests of Amon-Re and of other gods resisted such revolutionary changes. The people too were afraid to abandon their old gods in favor of Aton. Nobles also deserted the Pharaoh because he neglected his duty of defending the empire.


Pharaoh who created controversy in his empire by urging Egyptians to worship the god Aton instead of other gods?

Amenhotep IV or Akhenaten.


Was pharaoh Akhenaten a good leader?

yes, because he is the only Egyptian pharaoh who wishes for a change in his country, and that's for having only one god, who is aton, but he failed to do that.