Egyptian Religion

1. Read the quote from the ancient Egyptian prayer on page 82. What are three phrases from the quote that prove the Egyptians believed in life after death?

2. What was the purpose of the prayers during a pharaoh’s funeral?

3. What was the connection between the Egyptian gods and goddesses and nature?

4. How did the Egyptians honor their gods?

5. List two gods that all Egyptians worshiped?

6. Describe the birth and death of the sun god Amon Re.

Who was Osiris?

7. List two places where there is evidence that the Egyptians believed in life after death.

8. What possessions were buried with the dead? Why were they buried with them?

9. What was one of the changes in the belief in after life from the Old Kingdom to the Middle Kingdom?

10. Write a definition for mummy.

11. According to the reading, what left the mummy and why did it return? 12. Describe the mummification process. Make sure to tell me the steps, how many coffins there were, and how long it took.

13. Read Burials, rich and poor on page 84 and complete the Infer question.

14. Read Links Across The World on page 84 and answer the following.

A. Why did Amenhotep change his name?

B. How was his new religion different than traditional Egyptian religion?

C. What did most Egyptians think of the new religion?

15. Read the Great Pyramid on page 85 and answer the following questions.

A. How tall is the Great Pyramid and how many sides does it have?

B. How do we know the names of the workers who built it?

C. Complete Analyzing Images. 5 answers

16. When did the planning for a pyramid begin?

17. What did building the pyramids require?

18. List three pieces of information about the Great Pyramid using the numbers 20, 5,000, and 2,000,000. 19. Where were the pyramids built and how were the sides aligned?

20. Where did the stones that were used to build the pyramids come from?

How were those stones moved?

Why was it dangerous work?

If it was so dangerous, why did they build them?