More than 4,000 years ago, in 3,000 B.C Ancient Egypt was formed. (History textbook page 143) There were rulers known as Pharaohs in Ancient Egypt. They ruled all the land and controlled both the economy and the government. These pharaohs were thought to be living gods or descendants of gods. Everyone believed this and so they thought the pharaoh controlled the floods and the harvest. This gave the pharaohs much power over their people. (History textbook page 143) There were many famous pharaohs that are still talked about today. Three in particular were and still are greatly known for their accomplishments, these include Menes, Amenhotep IV, and King Tut. Menes was a very popular king in Ancient egypt. He was born in 3020 B.C and became the pharaoh of Upper Egypt. As …show more content…
He wasn’t able to attend ceremonies or other important events with his family. He was left out of family portraits and sculptures. Amenhotep IV had Marfan Syndrome which elongated his face and fingers. This is why his family thought he was a disgrace. His mother wanted Amenhotep IV to become pharaoh and since she had a lot of power he took his father's place as pharaoh. (History video) After some years of ruling, Amenhotep IV changed his name to Akhenaten. He then left his home city and built a new one called Akhetaten meaning “Horizon of Aten”. His followers and army followed him to Akhetaten but some people stayed in Thebes. Akhenaten is known as the “rebel pharaoh” because he changed Egyptian religion and culture. He made everyone believe and worship one god, Aten, which is the sun god. Akhenaten made people remove other gods names from temples. He is known to be the first person to believe in monotheism, the belief in one god, and the first individual. Akhenaten married Nefertiti's and gave her a lot of power. They had a child and named him Tutankhamen. After ruling for about 17 years Akhenaten died at the age of 30 in 1336