How Did Akhenaten Influence The World

In his recent article for the October 7th issue of Commonweal magazine, David Bentley Hart highlighted how different the Christians of the New Testament are from modern day Christians. Hart’s article, titled “Christ’s Rabble; The first Christians were not like us”, argues that the first Christians were so different than present day Christians that we would have a very hard time getting along with one another if we meet today. Hart, a fellow at the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Studies, came to this conclusion after in-depth study of the text of the New Testament in its original koine Greek. His work translating the New Testament for Yale University painted a clear picture of the character of the first Christians and underscored how far from the original meanings of the text we have come.

Thutmose I was the third pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. He ruled after the death of the previous king, Amenhotep I, who may or may not have been his father. Thutmose I elongated Egypt's borders significantly, and had many temples built, as well as his own tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Moreover, he was the father of Queen Hatshesput, as well as the lesser Thutmose II.

Amenhotep III ruled Egypt successfully for about 40 years, from 1391-1353 BCE. His family was the ideal royal family with his wife-- Tiye--as a visible

Despite more than a thousand years passing the Byzantine piece Emperor Justinian and His Attendants shares many aspects with the ancient Egyptian piece Akhenaten and His Family. Not only do they share the same title layout with “The ruler of a country and His other figures” but they also share formal, religious, and historical aspects. Visually they have their own unique style with a couple small similarities, symbolically they both use symbols in relation to the ruler and the countries monotheistic religion, and historically they both experienced the destruction of art like them. By examining these two pieces of art from their respective times and culture it is easy to the similarities and differences.

In the heart of Egypt along the east bank of the Nile River lies the archaeological site of Amarna, this semicircle of barren land bound by colossal limestone cliffs was home to an entire nation of ancient Egyptian brought there by the will of an insurgent man: the pharaoh Akhenaten. Tyrant and arguably “history's first individual” not only eradicated the most traditional and vital aspect of Egyptian life but wreak havoc by reforming all traditional Religious , Political. Social and Economic elements of the Egyptian empire. The harbinger of anarchy no doubt revolutionised countless aspects of Egyptian life -from changing a polytheistic society to a monotheistic society to the abundant decline in economic and political powers - countless evidence derived from surviving Talatat stones and

Tutankhamun is one of the most famous and instantly recognisable Pharaohs of the modern world, even though he lived and reigned over 3,000 years ago. The boy Pharaoh was born under the name Tutankhaten (`living image of Aten'), in 1345 BCE and died in 1327 BCE at the age of just 18 or 19, after only being in power for 10 years. Until archaeologist Howard Carter discovered his almost fully-intact tomb in the Valley of the Kings in 1922 CE, the Pharaoh was almost unheard of due to the common belief that he was a minor ruler, whose reign was of little consequence. However, after this discovery and subsequent discoveries due to excavations, analysis of his mummy and other historical evidence, opinions changed, so much so that today Tutankhamun is recognized as an important Pharaoh who returned order to Ancient Egypt after it was left in chaos by the political-religious reforms of his Father, Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten), and who would no doubt have made further impressive contributions to Egypt's history if not for his early death.

Today King Tutankhamun, died in his early 10s. King Tutankhamen (also known as boy king), reigned the Egyptian colony for 9 years. King Tut was suffering from genetic deficiencies but mostly he might of died from a broken leg, it isn't confirmed though. His golden coffin is now buried in a tomb in the Valley Of The Kings, surrounded by 5000 priceless treasures. These treasures include a golden throne, crown and cobra, pottery and big chests. Along with a golden burial mask, King Tut’s sandals are inside the tomb.

In addition of obtaining new land Ramse also managed to obtain previous land that belonged to the Egyptian empire. This helped the Egyptian people by having more places to obtain resources from, also the expansion of the empire made it possible for the Egyptian culture to spread.  Ramses The Great was respected by his people and feared by his enemies so much that he was viewed as Ra, the sun god. Ramses II’s reign lasted for 66 years until his death, and he left Egypt in a stable and peaceful state.

The ninth pharaoh in the eighteenth dynasty was the father of Akhenaten. His reign was known as the period of peace and abundance. He married an intelligent commoner, rejecting royal blood. He was devoted to extensive building in Egypt, and he was known as “the pharaoh who made Egypt beautiful.” In his early years, this pharaoh enjoyed hunting like his father and grandfather had.

Ramesses II- greatest of the Ramessides, renewed policy of expansion and conquest, ruled for 66 years, many monumental buildings under his reign, lived to his 90’s, fathered more than a 100 children with wives and concubines, buried in the valley of the kings, fought a battle against the Hittites that was a draw portrayed as a victory, had a treaty with the Hittites which was strengthened by marriage (69)

Akhenaten was a pharaoh of Egypt in the 18th Dynasty. He was born in Egypt and died in Egypt. His birth name was Amenhotep however after he was named pharaoh, his name changed as it represented the sun god of Aten, “Living spirit of aten”, which was a new religion at the time. Akhenaten ruled Egypt for 17 years and was also known for changing the religion of ancient Egypt and building Amarna (a city in Egypt), in 1346 BC. In his first year of being a pharaoh, he built a temple dedicated to Aten. In his third year, he celebrated a Sed festival and the place he celebrated at was the temple that he built. During that time, he was married to Queen Nefertiti and had 9 children, their names were Tutankhamun, Ankhesenamun, Smenkhkare, Meritaten, Meketaten, Neferneferure, Setepenre, Neferneferuaten Tasherit and Ankhesenpaaten Tasherit. Akhenaten had 7 siblings and he was the youngest of all of them. Akhenaten lived in Thebes, Egypt (which is now

II. King Tut ruling such a large empire at such a young age shows just how responsible he can be

Akhenaten is often not credited as being one of the great pharaoh’s of ancient Egypt; his name is not as recognized as his son, Tutankhamen. However he deserves acknowledged for being a revolutionary leader. Akhenaten is most well-known as being a spiritual enthusiast and instigator of revolution within the kingdom of Egypt. Many historians have recognized Akhenaten with being solely responsible for developing a religious revolution in Egypt. Nevertheless his struggles defined as the first true effort at instituting a monotheistic state in a polytheistic society, his efforts were not eternal. The reasoning behind his decisions to change Egypt's faith is still observed though to this day. “Today most historical resources believe Akhenaten

In 2002, I left my native country Costa Rica. I left everyone and everything that once matter to me. When I first arrive to Canada to my mother’s house, I didn’t know what to expect, I didn’t know what was coming. The language and culture were not the same; everything was so new to me. I had to adapt, the lifestyle was rapidly and noisy. Back in my native country everything was so different, it was a little town, where I could walk to school or ride my bicycle and my mother wouldn’t have to worry. Toronto was a big city, but on top of being bigger than my hometown it was cold and the days were shorter. It was 2004 when my mother decided that United States seems like a better alternative to live, and once again I was leaving everything behind.

For 3 000 or so years following his death, Tutankhamun remained an elusive figure, with little detail about his life. With the discovery of his tomb in 1922 by Archaeologist Howard Carter, the mystery only deepened.