Chapter 3.3: Egyptian ReligionChapter 3.3: Egyptian Religion

ObjectivesObjectives

Learn about Egyptian gods andLearn about Egyptian gods andgoddesses. goddesses.

Find out about the Egyptians’ belief in Find out about the Egyptians’ belief in the afterlife. the afterlife.

Discover how and why the pharaohs Discover how and why the pharaohs

had tombs built.had tombs built.

Egyptian Gods and GoddessesEgyptian Gods and Goddesses

Amon-ReAmon-Re - Chief god of the Chief god of the ancient Egyptians.ancient Egyptians.

Egyptian Gods and GoddessesEgyptian Gods and Goddesses

OsirisOsiris – The god of the The god of the living and living and

the the dead.dead.

Egyptian Gods and GoddessesEgyptian Gods and Goddesses

IsisIsis – Goddess of women.Goddess of women.

Egyptian Gods and GoddessesEgyptian Gods and Goddesses

HorusHorus – The sky god.The sky god.

Belief in an AfterlifeBelief in an Afterlife

AfterlifeAfterlife - - A life after death.A life after death.

Belief in an AfterlifeBelief in an Afterlife

MummyMummy - - A dead body A dead body preserved in lifelike preserved in lifelike condition.condition.

Belief in an AfterlifeBelief in an Afterlife

MummyMummy - - A dead body A dead body preserved in lifelike preserved in lifelike condition.condition.

The Egyptians The Egyptians believed the soul left believed the soul left the mummy, but the mummy, but returned to it for food returned to it for food offerings.offerings.

Belief in an AfterlifeBelief in an Afterlife

MummyMummy - - A dead body A dead body preserved in lifelike condition.preserved in lifelike condition.

The Egyptians believed the The Egyptians believed the soul left the mummy, but soul left the mummy, but returned to it for food returned to it for food offerings.offerings.

The body had to be preserved The body had to be preserved

so that the soul could find it.so that the soul could find it.

Belief in an AfterlifeBelief in an Afterlife

Process to preserve bodies Process to preserve bodies artificially:artificially:

Workers removed the organs. Workers removed the organs.

The body was filled with a natural The body was filled with a natural salt and stored until it dried out. salt and stored until it dried out.

Then it was cleaned and bathed Then it was cleaned and bathed with spices. with spices.

Finally, it was wrapped in layers of Finally, it was wrapped in layers of long linen bandages.long linen bandages.

The Pharaoh’s TombsThe Pharaoh’s Tombs

PyramidPyramid - A huge building with four - A huge building with four sloping triangular-shaped sides; built as sloping triangular-shaped sides; built as

royal tombs in Egypt.royal tombs in Egypt.

The Pharaoh’s TombsThe Pharaoh’s Tombs

GizaGiza - An ancient Egyptian city; the site - An ancient Egyptian city; the site of the Great Pyramid.of the Great Pyramid.

The Pharaoh’s TombsThe Pharaoh’s Tombs

Building the PyramidsBuilding the Pyramids

The Pharaoh’s TombsThe Pharaoh’s Tombs

Moving the blocks of the PyramidsMoving the blocks of the Pyramids