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What happened during the Amarna Period in Egypt?
The Amarna Period was an era of Egyptian history during the later half of the Eighteenth Dynasty when the royal residence of the pharaoh and his queen was shifted to Akhetaten (‘Horizon of the Aten’) in what is now Amarna. The Egyptian pantheon was restored under Akhenaten’s successor, Tutankhamun.
What is the Amarna period known for?
The Amarna Period is, in fact, the era of ancient Egypt’s history that has received the most attention because Akhenaten’s reign is seen as such a dramatic departure from the standard of the traditional Egyptian monarchy.
What was the downfall of ancient Egypt?
However, history shows that even the mightiest empires can fall and after 1,100 BC, Egypt went into decline. There were several reasons for this including a loss of military power, lack of natural resources, and political conflicts.
What was the best period of ancient Egypt?
Ancient Egypt
| Greco-Roman Egypt | |
|---|---|
| Argead dynasty | 332–310 BC |
| Ptolemaic dynasties | 310–30 BC |
| Roman and Byzantine Egypt | 30 BC–641 AD |
| Sasanian Egypt | 619–629 |
Why was Amarna abandoned and later destroyed?
City of Akhetaten. It is the only ancient Egyptian city which preserves great details of its internal plan, in large part because the city was abandoned after the death of Akhenaten, when Akhenaten’s son, King Tutankhamun, decided to leave the city and return to his birthplace in Thebes (modern Luxor).
What happened in the Old Kingdom of Egypt?
The Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2613-2181 BCE) is also known as the ‘Age of the Pyramids’ or ‘Age of the Pyramid Builders’ as it includes the great 4th Dynasty when King Sneferu perfected the art of pyramid building and the pyramids of Giza were constructed under the kings Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure.
When was Amarna destroyed?
Tell el-Amarna (often abbreviated to Amarna) is a modern name that applies to an extensive archaeological site that is primarily the remains of an ephemeral capital city built and abandoned within about fifteen years during the late Eighteenth Dynasty (in the New Kingdom), between about 1347 and 1332 BCE.