Changes to afterlife beliefs in the reign of Akhenaten

Amarna religion abolished

• burials

• shabtis

• mummification

• the afterlife

What was the new significance of the tomb during the Amarna Period?

• It held the body of the deceased and nothing else

• It was a meeting place for the dead

• The dead dwelled in their tomb, not in the netherworld

• It was the gateway for the Field of Reeds

What was Akhenaten's role in the new religion?

• He was the sun-disc incarnate

• He was the conduit between people and the Aten

• He was the god

• He performed the weighing of the heart ceremony

Akhenaten eradicated the following aspects in the Amarna religion

• The worship of all gods except the Aten

• The ability to worship and pray to the god directly

• Funerary texts such as the book of the dead

• Mummification

How did tomb scenes change during the Amarna Period?

• They were left blank

• The tomb owner was depicted alone

• Scenes of daily life disappeared

• The became dedicated to the royal family

What changed on Heart Scarabs during the Amarna Period?

• All religious connotations were eliminated

• They related to the worship of the Aten

• The contained Chapter 30B of the Book of the Dead

• The contained the name of the deceased only

What changed with shabtis during the Amarna Period?

• They contained Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead

• They contained the name of Akhenaten only

• All inscriptions were removed

• They contained petitions to the Aten via Akhenaten

Why is the Hymn to the Aten important on a religious level?

• It connects Akhenaten to all foreign lands and peoples

• It was carved into numerous non-royal tombs

• It contains poetic language and is a masterpiece of literature

• It shows that the afterlife was abolished and there was one god alone

How did tombs change during the Amarna Period?

• They were associated with the setting sun and death

• They were carved high in the cliffs on the West Bank

• The were on the East Bank, not the West

• They were placed closer to the Nile River on the West Bank

What religious practices stayed the same?

• Mummification

• Sarcophagi

• Use of amulets

• Book of the Dead