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Egypt: Religion
• A lot of the information we know about
ancient Egyptian religion comes from
paintings inside of tombs.
Gods and Goddesses:
Sun God (Amon-Re) Chief God.
The Pharaohs, whom Egyptians
viewed as gods, as well as kings,
were believed to receive their
right from Amon-Re.
• Osiris: God of the Nile,
and underworld
• Isis: His wife
Afterlife
• Egyptians believed that
Osiris and Isis had promised
them all eternal life after
death.
• Each soul had to pass a test
to win eternal life.
• Worthy souls would pass into
the afterlife and live forever
in bliss, while those not
worthy would be fed to
crocodiles
• Book of the Dead: Contained
spells, charms, and formulas
to be used in the afterlife.
10. Create an illustration that
could be found in an Egyptian
cave portraying souls going to
the afterlife (either passing
into the afterlife, or being fed
to crocodiles)
Preparing for the Afterlife:
• Egyptians believed that the
afterlife would be very similar
to life on earth, so they
buried their dead with
everything they would need
for eternity.
• To give a soul the use of its
body in the afterlife,
Egyptians mummified the
dead.
• Preserved dead bodies by
embalming them and wrapping
them in cloth.
11. What are 3 things
you would need in
your tomb for
eternity?
Egypt: Organization of Society
• Pharaoh was at the top of the class system.
• Both a god and earthly leader.
• Government officials and High priests: served
the gods and goddesses
• Merchants, scribes and artisans
• Peasants: Most Egyptians were peasants who
farmed the land.
Egyptian Women
• Egyptian women usually enjoyed
a higher status and greater
independence than women
elsewhere in the ancient world.
• Women’s work was not confined
to the home, as in many other
ancient civilizations.
• Women could enter priesthood
(especially in the service of
goddesses)
Egyptians Make Advances in Learning
• Keep written records: Like many others, the
Egyptians developed writing.
• Hieroglyphics (a system in which symbols or pictures
represent objects, concepts or sounds)
• Furthering Science
• Especially in medicine, mathematics and astronomy
• Now that you have seen how the ancient
Egyptians portrayed themselves with art on
the walls of caves, I want you to do the same.
• Think about what represents you.
• Draw these things in a fun creative way on a
piece of paper
• You must have at least 8 things that represent
you on the paper.
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