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प्रश्न
Give reasons for the following.
List the deeds that led Ray Johnson to describe Akhenaten as “wacky”.
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उत्तर
The deeds that led Ray Johnson to describe Akhenaten as “wacky” and comment that “it must have been a horrific time” are listed below.
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Amenhotep IV (later known by the name of Akhenaten) led to one of the aberrant periods in the history of ancient Egypt.
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He made many unpleasant changes in the social and political order of the country.
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He promoted the worship of the Aten, the sun disk, and changed his name to Akhenaten or ‘the servant of the Aten’.
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He moved the religious capital from the old city of Thebes to the new city of Akhetaten.
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He destroyed the images and temples of Amun, a major god.
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