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Question
Give reasons for the following.
List the deeds that led Ray Johnson to describe Akhenaten as “wacky”.
Solution
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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