One of the elements of Amenhotep III’s reign which Akhenaten drew upon was art and architecture. Amenhotep III followed in the footsteps of his predecessors in constructing monuments at all the important religious sites in Egypt. …show more content…
The structure of Akhenaten’s city and the change in representation of the typical Egyptian figure, particularly Akhenaten himself, is clearly drawn from the beginnings of change shown in the art and architecture of Amenhotep. The religious aspect of Egypt, where the idea of henotheism was beginning to be brought about by Amenhotep, was bled and reshaped by Akhenaten until it resembled a whole new approach to worship - that of monotheism - for the very first time in Egyptian history. The influence of Amenhotep on Akhenaten in terms of foreign relations is not as strong as other elements of reign, however it is still present. From these points a conclusion can be reached that Akhenaten, while perhaps not as politically adept as his father, was still most certainly very strongly influenced in most other elements of his