1. Amarna Small town on the Nile between Thebes and the Pyramids where the Amarna Tablets were found. Akhenaten will locate his new city near Amarna.

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• 1. Amarna Small town on the Nile between Thebes
  and the Pyramids where the Amarna Tablets were
  found. Akhenaten will locate his new city near
  Amarna.
• 2. Amarna Tablets Cuneiform tablets that told of
  the pharaoh Akhenaten. They contained messages
  asking the pharaoh to send help to Syria and
  Palestine.
• 3. Amenhotep III Father of Amenhotep IV. Built
  Egypt into a great empire.
• 4. Amenhotep IV Name of Akhenaten before he
  changed it.
• 5. Karnak In Thebes where many of the ancient
  temples and monuments were located. Amons
  temple was located in Karnak.
• 6. Amons Temple The most important temple at
  the whole complex of Karnak. A statue of Amon
  was placed inside the temple and was worshipped
  by priests and members of the royal family.
• 7. Queen Tiy Wife of Amenhotep III and mother of
  Akhenaten.
• 8. Nefertiti Wife of Akhenaten.
• 9. Aten The sun disc. God which gained
  prominence during the reign of Amenhotep III.
  Akhenaten will make it his only god.

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• 11. co-regent Having two rulers at one time.
  This usually happened as a father was
  transferring power to his son.
• 12. Akhenaten Amenhotep IVs new name. the
  hand of the aten he who is beneficial to the
  aten
• 13. Akhetaten Akhenatens new city that was
  located near Amarna. the horizon of the sun
  disk
• 14. Ay Chief advisor of Akhenaten. Will later
  become a pharaoh.
• 15. Horemheb Commander of Akhenatens armies.
  Will later become the last pharaoh of the 18th
  dynasty.
• 16. ankh hand
• 17. vassal states places like Palestine, Syria,
  and Nubia which sent tribute and offerings to
  Egypt.