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Gods -Eygpt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |