Ancient

Egyptian Religion

Tom Saunders & Mathew Dyet 10.3 Religion

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Tom Saunders

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Mathew Dyet

Website Name: Ancient Egyptian Religion

Web Address: http://ancient-egypt-religion.weebly.com

Comprehension Questions

1. Nu is the ________________________.
a. God of Water
b. watery darkness
c. Egyptian pharaoh
d. Goddess of Mountains

2. Atum removed his __________.
a. Foot
b. Finger
c. Ear
d. Eye
3. The name of the river, which the Egyptians relied on, was the ____________.
a. Mississippi
b. Murrumbidgee
c. Nile
d. Amazon
4. Set and Osiris were ______________.
a. Father and Son
b. Best friends
c. Brothers
d. Enemies

5. Geb and Nut had ___________ children.

a. Two
b. Four
c. Five
d. Seven
6. Set was ___________ when Osiris was in power.
a. Pleased
b. Sympathetic
c. Jealous
d. Depressed
7. The purpose of an ancient Egyptians life was _________________.
a. To be honest and truthful.
b. To build many pyramids.
c. To live according to Maat.
d. To breed camels.

Tom Saunders

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Mathew Dyet

Tom Saunders

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Mathew Dyet

8. When praying to their gods, Egyptians were ________________ to ask for favours.
a. Grateful
b. Cautious
c. Greedy
d. Hasty

9. Atums eye was called ________________.
a. Apophis
b. Nephthys
c. Udjat
d. Isis
10. Set got rid of his brother, Osiris by _________________.
a. Trapping him in a box.
b. Drowning him.
c. Burning him alive.
d. Eating him alive at a feast with 20 of his closest friends.

Detailed Response
Explain why good and evil existed in ancient Egypt.

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Tom Saunders

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Mathew Dyet

Tom Saunders

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Mathew Dyet

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Fill In The Blanks What does life mean?

To ancient ______________ life was a continuous journey and did not end in __________ but continued on afterward
into the ______________. Egyptians realized that because life was a journey they should live a full pure life so as to
reap the rewards in the afterlife and be seen as good by the _____________ of ___________. To support this idea the
gods, _____ and ___________ were established, Osiris was the god of ___________, and Set the god of ___________ and so
Egyptians constantly struggled with keeping the balance between __________ and evil, __________ and malice.

Egyptians
death
afterlife
feather

WORD BANK
Maat
Set
Osiris
virtue

malice
good
virtue

Using the following website;
http://australianmuseum.net.au/the-underworld-and-the-afterlife-in-ancient-egypt
Describe the process of the Weighing of the Heart ceremony.
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Tom Saunders

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Mathew Dyet