Foreign Policy Introduction in the reign of Akhenaten

What does foreign policy entail?

• A strategy of dealing with other nations. Inc. diplomacy, marriages, trade, and military conflict.

• A strategy of dealing with domestic affairs.

• Managing military conflicts with foreign nations.

• The creation and management of internal marriage alliances.

What are foreign policy misconceptions regarding Akhenaten's reign?

• He was a military ruler.

• He celebrated triumphs with foreign rulers.

• His only foreign policy tactic was to marry foreign princesses.

• He was a pacifist who abandoned warfare.

What are some of our sources for foreign policy?

• Amarna Letters

• Karnak Talatat

• Buhen Stela

• The royal tomb

Who was Tushratta?

• King of Byblos

• King of the Hittites

• King of the Mittani

• King of Amurru

Who was Suppiluliuma I?

• King of the Hittites

• King of the Mittani

• King of Amurru

• King of Byblos

Who was Aziru?

• King of the Hittites

• King of the Mittani

• King of Amurru

• King of Byblos

Who was Rib-Hadda?

• King of the Amurru

• King of the Hittites

• King of Byblos

• King of the Mittani

What happened in the reign of Akhenaten?

• The Mittanian kingdom collapsed and a power vacuum emerged in the Near East

• Rib-Hadda died

• Suppiluliuma I begged Akhenaten for help with defeating the Mittani

• Mittani invaded the Hittites and a power vacuum emerged

What was the foreign policy approach of the Egyptian rulers in the early 18th Dynasty?

• Diplomacy

• Pacifist

• Expansionst

• Trade focused

What changed by the reign of Thutmose IV?

• Egypt's economic prosperity declined and military endeavours were no longer feasible

• Diplomacy and marriage alliances became the norm

• Military action was dominant

• The king was forced to marry his enemies to maintain peace