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Every Egyptian Ever

Ages 5–12

Pharaoh

Cartoon of a king in a striped nemes and broad collar

Akhenaten

He changed Egypt's worship and built a new city.

Years
About 1352–1336 BCE
We are not sure of the exact year.
Time
New Kingdom. New Kingdom.
Where they ruled or lived
AmarnaThebes

We are not sure: We are not sure why the art looks that way. It may be a new style, not a medical picture.

Three facts

  1. 1He favoured one sun god, the Aten.
  2. 2He left Thebes and built Amarna.
  3. 3Art from his time shows long faces and bodies.

More to know

He started life as Amenhotep IV, then changed his name. After he died, later kings brought back the old gods.

Places: Amarna, Thebes.

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