Learning Prep 4: Egyptian Gods.

Read the following article and be ready to discuss it in class. You teacher will tell you the lesson you need this for.

Summarise the article into four The gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt were an integral part of the
sentences. people's everyday lives for over 3,000 years. There were over 2,000
1. deities in the Egyptian pantheon, many whose names are well known -
Talking point: Gods and
Isis, Osiris, Horus, Amun, Ra, Hathor, Bastet, Thoth, Anubis, and Ptah Goddesses tell us a lot about
among others - but many more less so who were also important. the Ancient Egyptian people.

The more famous gods became state deities while others were Summarise your thoughts
associated with a specific region or, in some cases, a ritual or role. The here.

goddess Qebhet, for example, is a little known deity who offered cool
2. water to the souls of the dead as they awaited judgment in the
afterlife, and Seshat was the goddess of written words and specific
measurements overshadowed by Thoth, the better known god of
writing and patron of scribes.
Ancient Egyptian culture grew out of an understanding of these deities
and the vital role they played in the immortal journey of every human
being. Historian Margaret Bunson writes:
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“The numerous gods of Egypt were the focal points of the nation's cultic rites and
personal religious practices. They also played a part in the great mortuary rituals
and in the Egyptian belief in posthumous eternal bliss.”

Challenge: Research one Egyptian god or goddess.

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