King Akhenaton and his queen Nefertiti were worshipers of the God of the Sun, Aten. Opposition arose when Akhenaton destroyed statues of Amun, many peoples prefered God, many temples reverted to the throne. Corruption grew and Akhenenaton left Thebes and moved to a new capital in Middle Egypt, half way between Memphis and Thebes. The sight was not previosly dedicated to any Gods or Godesses so he named it Akhenaten-The Horizon of the Aten. Today the site is known as el-Amarna.
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Senusret ruled in the middle kingdom.
second kingdom
She was the best ruler Egypt had had since the middle kingdom! She brought Egypt to the height of its power. All in all...she rocked!
ya? Cleopatra ruled in the Ptolemaic or Hellenistic era of Egypt. She ruled in a Macedonian dynasty having nothing to do with the native Egyptian dynasties such as the Old, New or Middle Kingdoms.