Akhenaton's new order and philosophy appear to be settling in successfully. Hymns are written to the sun, the one divine force which Akhenaten's monotheism honors. These will later have parallels in the most important monotheist text -- the Bible.

The move from Thebes to Amarna is completed, with inhabitants and bureaucrats making the 200 mile trip up the Nile to the new planned community. It is an open city, with an enormous temple to Aten, the god of Akhenaten.

Covers the importance of Amun in Egyptian religious beliefs and some of the devotions undertaken for Amun.

Explores the contest and rivalry between the Egyptians in Upper Egypt and the occupying Hyksos, who had more advanced technology, in Lower Egypt.

Akhenaton tries to remove Egypt's old gods from memory, removing the name of Amun from writings and monuments around the country. This goes as far as even defacing his own father's name wherever it occurs. Despite this, when he dies, Atenism seems to go with him. Artisans, bureaucrats, and priests return to Thebes as if Amarna never existed.