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Ancient Egyptian Religion

Ancient Egyptian Religion. Gianna Del Giudice Jordan Spadola Erin Keller. Table of Contents. Gods & Goddesses The Role of Women Religion Importance of the Nile Afterlife The Story of Isis and Osiris Research/Sites Pictures/Sites Picture Collage. Gods & Goddesses.

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Ancient Egyptian Religion

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  1. Ancient Egyptian Religion Gianna Del Giudice Jordan Spadola Erin Keller

  2. Table of Contents • Gods & Goddesses • The Role of Women • Religion • Importance of the Nile • Afterlife • The Story of Isis and Osiris • Research/Sites • Pictures/Sites • Picture Collage

  3. Gods & Goddesses • Egyptians cherish the gods and goddesses. • There are about 2,000 gods and goddesses that the Egyptians believe in. • Each god has a different power. • Such as: Horus (sky god) Amun -Ra (sun god) www.civilization.ca/.../Egypt/images/reli01b.jp

  4. The Role of Women • They believed that the women were very important to the society. • They were able to have children. • They were expected to get married, but the men could have more than one wife. • The woman mostly ran the household and they could start a family at any age. www.rowenaart.com/images/EgyptianGirl_bg.jpg

  5. Religion • Religion beliefs formed the basis of Egyptian art, medicine, Astronomy, Literature, and Government. • Egypt's religious animals were sheep, bulls, gazelles, and cats. • These animals were considered holy animals. www.mythencyclopedia.com/images/mlw_0001_0004

  6. Importance of the Nile • Provides trade for the Egyptians. • Brought fresh soil up onto the land. • Gave the Egyptians an opportunity to catch many fish. • Provided preventions of attack. • Three of the Egyptian gods tied in with the Nile for various reasons. • Ra- (sun god)The sun and the lakes are two main parts of the world. • Amun- (most powerful god) so he controlled the waters. • Khnum- (creator god) so he created the waters.

  7. Afterlife • Afterlife was very important to the Egyptians. • It was the most important part of life. • Wealthy people get buried in stone tombs and get valuable stuff. • Those who have a light heart mean they lived a life as a good person. • If your heart is lighter than a feather, you can go through the mummification process. www.kenseamedia.com/.../images/afterlife1.jpg

  8. The Story of Isis & Osiris • Isis was an ancient god of the Egyptians. • Isis and Osiris were part human , part animal. • During the Middle Kingdom Anubis was replaced by Osiris. • Back then Osiris was named The Burial King. sacred-texts.com

  9. Picture Collage

  10. Pictures/ Sites • Gods and Goddesses- www.civilization.ca/.../Egypt/images/reli01b.jp • The Role of Women- www.mythencyclopedia.com/images/mlw_0001_0004 • Religion- • www.rowenaart.com/images/EgyptianGirl_bg.jpg • Last.fm • Almahdishrine.org • Pagefarm.net • Ancientarmour.com • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Maat.svg/240px-Maat.svg.png • www.rowenaart.com/images/EgyptianGirl_bg.jpg • www.kenseamedia.com/.../images/afterlife1.jpg

  11. Key Words For Pictures • Gods and Goddesses • Egyptian Woman • Egyptian Religion • Egyptian Afterlife • Osiris and Isis

  12. Research/ Sites • www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCredit.4.3.html • historylink101.net/egypt_1/religion.htm • www.egyptologyonline.com/the_afterlife.htm • www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/explore/main.html

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