Akhenaten’s changes to ancient Egypt’s religion were more important than his changes to ancient Egypt’s art. Akhenaten, an Egyptian pharaoh of the New Kingdom originally known as Amenhotep IV, was known for his radical religious changes centred around the worship of Aten, the sun disc, making a brief but significant departure from traditional polytheism in Ancient Egypt. Akhenaten’s introduction of Aten worship elevated the sun disc to supreme deity and advocated the idea of monotheism, the act of believing in a single all-powerful god, over traditional polytheism, the act of believing and worshipping many gods/deities. This new belief marked a profound theological shift in Ancient Egypt. By centralising religious authority around himself and