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Beliefs And Religion: what were the ancient beliefs and how did they affect their lives?
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What were the ancient beliefs, and how did they affect the Egyptian's lives?
After a while, Egyptians could observe how the world worked, like how day changed into night or when crops would wither or grow. Though they knew this, they could not explain why. To explain it, the Egyptians came up with using religion. So the gods controlled when day changed into night and when crops would wither or grow. To the Egyptians, nothing else made sense of what is controlling life and death. The Egyptians were polytheists - meaning they believed in more than one god. Being polytheists lead Egyptians to have gods control specific things, like how the god Osiris was in charge of both fertility and the underworld, or how his wife Isis was in charge of funeral rites. Some gods were largely known, and others were not known. For example, Aten was a minor sun god, while the other sun god Ra was highly known and worshipped.
*Information learned from pbs.org And "Discovering our past; a history of our world" book.
What are 3 - 5 characteristics of the ancient Egypt religion?
1. Ptah was the god of craftsmen
2. Hathor was the goddess of love and joy, and was also a protector goddess
3. Ra was the sun god, the most important god to the Egyptians.
4. Horus was a god of the sky.
*Information learned from ancientegypt.co.uk
Why and how were the pyramids built, and how does it connect to the Egyptian religion/belief system?
Pyramids were built to protect the body of a pharaoh who would be buried inside. The pyramids were built from limestone, and a theory of how the Egyptians made them was making layers after layers, making stairs alongside the pyramid higher and higher until the pyramid is fully built. Another theory is using a ramp to place the limestone. Finally, the last theory is combining both, making a ramp, then using stairs along the pyramid as the builders got higher. Pyramids connect to the Egyptian religion/belief system because Egyptians thought that after a King or Queen died, their heart would be weighed by the gods, and if their heart was heavy enough (meaning if they did enough good things) they would go to the afterlife and their body would reunite with their soul. The pyramid would then be their house in the afterlife, which relates to their religion.
After a while, Egyptians could observe how the world worked, like how day changed into night or when crops would wither or grow. Though they knew this, they could not explain why. To explain it, the Egyptians came up with using religion. So the gods controlled when day changed into night and when crops would wither or grow. To the Egyptians, nothing else made sense of what is controlling life and death. The Egyptians were polytheists - meaning they believed in more than one god. Being polytheists lead Egyptians to have gods control specific things, like how the god Osiris was in charge of both fertility and the underworld, or how his wife Isis was in charge of funeral rites. Some gods were largely known, and others were not known. For example, Aten was a minor sun god, while the other sun god Ra was highly known and worshipped.
*Information learned from pbs.org And "Discovering our past; a history of our world" book.
What are 3 - 5 characteristics of the ancient Egypt religion?
1. Ptah was the god of craftsmen
2. Hathor was the goddess of love and joy, and was also a protector goddess
3. Ra was the sun god, the most important god to the Egyptians.
4. Horus was a god of the sky.
*Information learned from ancientegypt.co.uk
Why and how were the pyramids built, and how does it connect to the Egyptian religion/belief system?
Pyramids were built to protect the body of a pharaoh who would be buried inside. The pyramids were built from limestone, and a theory of how the Egyptians made them was making layers after layers, making stairs alongside the pyramid higher and higher until the pyramid is fully built. Another theory is using a ramp to place the limestone. Finally, the last theory is combining both, making a ramp, then using stairs along the pyramid as the builders got higher. Pyramids connect to the Egyptian religion/belief system because Egyptians thought that after a King or Queen died, their heart would be weighed by the gods, and if their heart was heavy enough (meaning if they did enough good things) they would go to the afterlife and their body would reunite with their soul. The pyramid would then be their house in the afterlife, which relates to their religion.
Process of mummification:
Step 1: Remove the brain with a hook, putting it up the nose and shaking it until the brain is tender.
Step 2: Turn the body over and have the brain flow through the nose and into a bowl.
Step 3: The liver, lungs, stomach and intestines are removed and put into canopic jars, leaving the heart in the body.
Step 4: Lids are placed over the jars, with a head of a different god on top of each one.
Step 5: The fluids in the body are dried by covering it in natron salt.
Step 6: The salt is removed after 40 days, making the body thinner and darker.
Step 7: The body is washed and the cavities are stuffed with resin - soaked linen.
Step 8: A make - up artist puts make up on the body's face and fits the body's wig on the head.
Step 9: The body is perfumed with oils of myrrh and brushed with melted pine resin. The order of this is strictly used so the body is preserved correctly.
Step 10: A golden plate is placed on the wound that was used to remove the intestines to protect it.
Step 11: A lector priest purifies the air by wafting incense.
Step 12: The body is wrapped in linen, and amulets are placed between it, and a gold amulet with a vulture on it is placed in the linen on the throat to protect the spirit on the day of the burial.
Step 13: A mask is fitted over the head.
Step 14: A scribe makes a label for the body in hieroglyphs (the name of the body).
Step 15: The label is attached to the body inside the sarcophagus, and the book of the dead, specifically for the body, is placed inside the tomb.
Step 16: Finally, the tomb is sealed and is ready for the burial.
*Information learned from bbc.co.uk
Step 1: Remove the brain with a hook, putting it up the nose and shaking it until the brain is tender.
Step 2: Turn the body over and have the brain flow through the nose and into a bowl.
Step 3: The liver, lungs, stomach and intestines are removed and put into canopic jars, leaving the heart in the body.
Step 4: Lids are placed over the jars, with a head of a different god on top of each one.
Step 5: The fluids in the body are dried by covering it in natron salt.
Step 6: The salt is removed after 40 days, making the body thinner and darker.
Step 7: The body is washed and the cavities are stuffed with resin - soaked linen.
Step 8: A make - up artist puts make up on the body's face and fits the body's wig on the head.
Step 9: The body is perfumed with oils of myrrh and brushed with melted pine resin. The order of this is strictly used so the body is preserved correctly.
Step 10: A golden plate is placed on the wound that was used to remove the intestines to protect it.
Step 11: A lector priest purifies the air by wafting incense.
Step 12: The body is wrapped in linen, and amulets are placed between it, and a gold amulet with a vulture on it is placed in the linen on the throat to protect the spirit on the day of the burial.
Step 13: A mask is fitted over the head.
Step 14: A scribe makes a label for the body in hieroglyphs (the name of the body).
Step 15: The label is attached to the body inside the sarcophagus, and the book of the dead, specifically for the body, is placed inside the tomb.
Step 16: Finally, the tomb is sealed and is ready for the burial.
*Information learned from bbc.co.uk