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Which is the New Kingdom pharaoh Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) known for?

A. establishing a new, monotheistic religion
B. disguising herself as a man
C. building the Great Pyramid at Giza
D. establishing the New Kingdom

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Answer: A. establishing a new, monotheistic religion.

Akhenaten (known as Amenhotep IV before the fifth year of his reign) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty. He is particularly well-known for trying to shift the kingdom from a polytheistic, traditional religion to a monotheistic worship centered on the "Aten." After his death, the country went back to its traditional practices and Akhenaten's legacy was destroyed.

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Amenhotep IV is known for, A. establishing a new, monotheistic religion. It's up for debate that he forced his religious policies on people, because after he died, Egypt gradually returned to its previous religious ways.
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