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Amen-hetep and his queen Nefert-iti are fanatically devoted to Aten, and Amen-hetep changes his name to Akhenaten. He also founds a new city for Aten at the present day El-Amarna and moves his court there. Other cults were discouraged and changes in the Aten doctrine favor monotheism. Problems begin to occur during his reign. There is unrest in the northern empire, which leads to a reduced flow of valuable tribute and disgruntled soldiers. Temples were closed putting many out of work. Also, forbidding sacrifices and rituals demoralized people and took away the purpose to every day activities. The people did not like the new religion being imposed on them.
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/Egypt/history/dynasties/dynasty18.html
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Why is tell-el-amarna important?
Don't know because they don't tell you
What is the meaning of Aten?
Atem is the ancient Egyptian deity worshipped primarily during the Amarna Period in the eighteenth dynasty.
Why was Amenhotep iv an unusual leader?
amenhotep changed from polytheism to monotheism
What were the Circumstances surrounding the Neolithic revolution?
maybe the haitian revolution
Amenhotep IV attempt to make egyptians monotheistic was defeated by?
Amenhotep IV, better known as Akhenaten, was not really 'defeated' in his attempt to make Egypt a monotheistic country, in the sense that the people violently opposed his religion and rebelled against it. Akhenaten's religion was 'defeated' in the sense that after his death his religion was not sustained. After his death, in the post Amarna period, his successors reverted the country back to it's polytheistic/pantheistic religion, as many of the people believed that during the Amarna period when only one God (the Aten) was worshiped, the other gods 'left' Egypt due to the lack of worship and the neglect of their temples. In an attempt to appease the gods and to entice them to dwell in their temples again and therefore bless the country, the religion was reverted back to what it was before Akhenaten. Furthermore, religion in the Amarna period was centred on the king and his personal relationship with the Aten. The common people could not have their own personal relationship with god. Therefore, after his death, the change in religion reflects the peoples desire to have their own personal relationship with their deities.
