Study Guide Day 16: Akhenaten's and Nefertiti's "Revolution"

Important names, terms, and concepts

Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten

Nefertiti

Tutankhamun

Amarna/Akhetaten

Ay

Horemheb

Aten

Discussion and Study Questions

1) Our primary activity will be another in-class debate on whether or not Akhenaten and Nefertiti’s reign constituted a revolution, or at least a radical shift in Egyptian views on religion, the pharaoh, and society.

2) What is the impact of the Amarna period on Egyptian society? Was it long-term? or enormous? How did Egypt return to a state of “normalcy”?

3) Also, for your exam, keep in mind the six themes we are tracking for the NK, especially

* Royal Women
* the Pharaoh’s Divinity
* Popular Culture
* Funerary Practices

What happens during the “Amarna period” (the reign of Akhenaten & Nefertiti) with respect to these issues?