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In History / High School | 2014-11-03

Menes, the first Egyptian Pharaoh, is known for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

A. Uniting the Upper and Lower Kingdoms
B. Being the founder of the first Egyptian dynasty
C. Trying to change Egypt’s polytheistic religion to a monotheistic religion
D. Having eight male heirs that all ruled as king

Asked by Marisol318

Answer (2)

Menes ( c. 3150 BC ) was a king of ancient Egypt. He united Upper and Lower Egypt and he was the founder of the First Dynasty, He also established the famous capital of Memphis. Akhenaten ( or Echnaton ) known at the start of his reign as Amenhotep IV was Egyptian Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty ( 1319-1336 BC ). Akhenaten was ruler who tried to change traditional Egyptian polytheism and to introduce the worshiping of one God - the Aten ( the disk of the Sun ). Answer: B ) trying to change Egypt`s polytheistic religion to a monotheistic religion.

Answered by Greenleafable | 2024-06-11

Menes, often recognized as Narmer, is known for unifying Upper and Lower Egypt and founding the First Dynasty around 3100 BCE. However, he is not known for any attempts to change Egyptian religion from polytheism to monotheism; that was the endeavor of Akhenaten. Therefore, the correct answer is option C.
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Answered by Greenleafable | 2024-09-30

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