Ancient Egypt : Way of Life : Beliefs & Religion Flashcards
How many gods did the Egyptians believe in?
2000 gods
What do you call it when people believe in many different gods?
polytheism
What did the Egyptian believe about the gods?
That they controlled everything on earth
What did they believe would happen if they angered the gods?
That the gods would punish them
What type of punishment did the people think the gods would bring on them?
Death
Illness
Starvation
Drought
Who was the most well-known god an describe what this god looked like?
Ra : sun god
Human with a falcon’s head
The head had a crown of sun with a cobra around it
In your own words describe what Ra symbolised
Ra brings day and night
Ra sales across the sky
At sunset Ra died
Sailed through the night in the Underworld (where people died)
Ra left the moon to provide light for the world above
Then his boat had to sail through 12 doors
The doors represented the 12 hours of the night
After sailing through these doors, Ra was born again and th sun rose
What did they believe happened when they died?
That they went to the afterlife
When did they start burial sites for their dead pharaohs?
Around 3000 years ago
Name the special place where the pharaohs were buried?
The Valley of the Kings
