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Unit 4 Egypt Religion.notebook
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Egyptian Religion•
polytheistic with many gods based off nature and the Nile•
most gods took the appearance of humans and animals
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Priests served similar roles like in Mesopotamia to ensure that all rituals and offerings kept gods happy
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most gods were set up in pairs of two "life and death"
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Unit 4 Egypt Religion.notebook
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Egyptian Religion•
the afterlife was a continuation of here on earth•
Hall of Truth in afterlife weighed your heart vs. ostrich feather•
If yours weighed more you were granted into afterlife, if not...•
cats were protectors of the house and from evil spirits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gfhBqit0Tk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gfhBqit0Tk
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Amun
• god of gods in old kingdom•
the wind god in later years•
combined with ra to create AmunRa the
main god of ancient Egypt•
Later became connected with Zeus in
ancient Greece
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Ra
• sun god and has many forms•
created all human and animal life•
combined with other gods like Amun and
Horus•
most used and worship deity in Egypt
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Isis
• goddess of motherhood and fertility•
married brother Osiris•
flooding each year came from her tears
after her husbands death•
still worshipped in many Pagan religions
today
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Osiris
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god of life, death, underwold, transition•
one of the most important gods because of
Egyptians view of the afterlife•
married to Isis and fathered Horus•
the crops growing each year were thought to
be his regeneration from Isis's tears...
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Set
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God of choas, destruction, storms, disorder•
Lord of the desert that balanced out Horus•
Killed brother Osiris and had many battles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQRP1IEuaXw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQRP1IEuaXw
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Horus
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god of the sky, soil, war, and hunting•
parents are Osiris and Isis•
"eye of horus" is a sign of protection for
royalty and deities•
often portrayed as a falcon•
was the first king of Egypt (pharaohs)
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