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Egypt · Religion & Belief · Hard
What is the name of the ancient Atenist theology — the world's first historically attested monotheism — briefly enforced as the state religion under Pharaoh Akhenaten?
Answer: The Aten heresy — The Atenist revolution, instituted by Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) around 1346 BCE, elevated the solar disk Aten to the sole god, suppressed the cults of other deities, closed temples, and moved the capital to a new city at Amarna — it was systematically dismantled after his death, his name chiselled from monuments, and the old pantheon restored under Tutankhamun.
- A The Karnak reform
- B The Memphis decree
- C The Heliopolitan doctrine
- D The Aten heresy ✓
The Atenist revolution, instituted by Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) around 1346 BCE, elevated the solar disk Aten to the sole god, suppressed the cults of other deities, closed temples, and moved the capital to a new city at Amarna — it was systematically dismantled after his death, his name chiselled from monuments, and the old pantheon restored under Tutankhamun.