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29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 1. Monotheistic Religion

20668	Monotheism appeared in Egypt in 1350 BCE, when the god Aten was declared supreme [Harari]
	Full Idea: The first monotheist religion known to us appeared in Egypt c.1350 BCE, when Pharaoh Akenaten declared that one of minor deities of the Egyptian pantheon, the god Aten, was in fact the supreme power ruling the universe.
	From: Yuval Noah Harari (Sapiens: brief history of humankind [2014], 12 'God')
	A reaction: Zeus seems to have started like a tribal chief, and eventually turned into something like God.