This is going to be quite the thought experiment, and I do realise that with a PoD as far back as this anything can happen but let's try it anyway, shall we?
There doesn't seem to be a lot of historical information around regarding the reign of Akhenaten. That is to be expected I guess, it was over 3000 years ago after all. But let's say that for some reason Atenism lives on after his death, and the old Egyptian beliefs never make a comeback (except possibly for a few isolated areas of heretics against the new monotheistic religion). What happens to Egypt next? Could the religion survive into modern day, and what would that mean for the other world religions from that general part of the world? Would Judaism ever appear? Some scholars think there is a link between Atenism and later monotheistic religions. If Atenism survives then would there be a need for other such religions to develop? And what about Egypt as an empire? With a more centralised religion it has laid the groundwork for consolidating power within the kingdom (as Akhenaten in part seems to have wanted with his new religion). Might that allow Egypt to survive longer, maybe not succumb to as many invasions?
Let's hear your speculations.
There doesn't seem to be a lot of historical information around regarding the reign of Akhenaten. That is to be expected I guess, it was over 3000 years ago after all. But let's say that for some reason Atenism lives on after his death, and the old Egyptian beliefs never make a comeback (except possibly for a few isolated areas of heretics against the new monotheistic religion). What happens to Egypt next? Could the religion survive into modern day, and what would that mean for the other world religions from that general part of the world? Would Judaism ever appear? Some scholars think there is a link between Atenism and later monotheistic religions. If Atenism survives then would there be a need for other such religions to develop? And what about Egypt as an empire? With a more centralised religion it has laid the groundwork for consolidating power within the kingdom (as Akhenaten in part seems to have wanted with his new religion). Might that allow Egypt to survive longer, maybe not succumb to as many invasions?
Let's hear your speculations.