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Egypt's religion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| why did the Egyptians have so many gods and goddesses | -believed each controlled separate part of nature -they explained why things happened -believed you were punished and rewarded by gods -prayed and offered sacrifices to gods |
| where did egyptians worship their gods and goddesses | -in a temple or shrine, believed it was home of the gods(on earth) -had stelae which were ears carved out of stone so they can remind the gods to keep listening to their prayers -each village had its own shrine |
| what role did priests play | -they answered questions that Egyptians asked, they went into a temple and "talked to gods" |
| name some ideas they believed in when preparing for the afterlife | -they buried the dead west of the nile because they believed this to be that land of the dead. -they believed that ra(the sun god) was reborn every morning in the east and died every night in the west(because this is where the sun sets. |
| what ceremonies were performed and for what purposes | -opening of the mouth ceremony ~,sarcophagus was stood up and priest touched is eyes, nose and mouth, they believed this would allow them to see, smell and taste in the afterlife |
| what ceremonies were performed and for what purposes | -weighing of the heart ~believed this happened after you died ~ osiris weighed heart against a feather to see if you had been good ~if was lighter you could proceed to afterlife but if it was heavier you would be eaten by croc god ammut |
| briefly describe mummification process | -took 70 days,was embalmed so ba&ka could remain intact,essential to afterlife,one stayed one left -used natron to preserve the body -wrapped in strips of linen and tucked in amulets -organs put in canopic jars for gods to watch over - placed in tomb |
| what were canonic jars used for | -held organs of mummy -had faces of gods so they would watch over the organs - |
| define amulet | a good luck charm that warded of evil and protected its wearer from danger and disease |
| define ankh | a amulet that represented eternal life, was shaped like a cross with a loop on top |
| define natron | a special kind of salt used to dry out and preserve dead body during the mummification process |
| define scarab | a typ of beetle(often seen as an amulet) that Egyptians believed helped push the sun across the sky |
| define afterlife | the belief that there is another life after you die |
| define mummification | to dry out or preserve a dead body, and wrap it in cloth |
| define cartouche | an oval shaped identification tag that Egyptians used sort of as their signature that was used to protect you |
| embalm | the use of oils and chemicals to preserve a body |
| canopic jars | jars used to hold a mummies organs that had heads of gods on them |
| pyramid/tom | a hug structure with triangle, sloping walls that Egyptians used to bury pharaohs in |
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