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Gods -Eygpt
Question | Answer |
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Term for a god for a specific area of life | patron god |
God associated with the sun | Ra (re) |
God of the Dead | Osiris |
Holy force that provides balance, harmony and righteousness | Ma'at |
Pharaoh known for trade expedition to Kingdom of Punt | Hatshepsut |
New Kingdom pharaoh know for military leadership and monument building | Ramses II |
Great Pyramid was built by this Pharaoh | Khufu |
The first Pharaoh | Menes (Narmer) |
Absolute leader of Eygpt | Pharaoh |
Second most powerful official in Egypt, advisor to the pharaoh | vizier |
worship of a single god | monotheism |
Were Egyptians monotheistic or polytheistic | polytheistic |
Worship many gods | polytheistic |
what form did Egyptain gods take? | part human, part animal |
belief that existence continues in some form beyond death | afterlife |
collection of spells to help the dead navigate the underworld | book of the dead |
homes for the gods | temples |
Divine - pharaoh was considered to be devine | god-like |
role of pharoah in religion | meadiator (go between) for gods and his subjects |
who worshipped at temples | priests and pharoah |
repeated action that have special religious meaning | rituals |
way in which priests and the people kept gods blessing | offerings/sacrifices |