Egyptian ReligionEgyptian Religion

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Chapter 3, Section 3Chapter 3, Section 3

A QuoteA Quote

►““You will live again. You will live forever. You will live again. You will live forever. Behold, you will be young again.” Behold, you will be young again.”

►One hundred days had passed since the One hundred days had passed since the pharaoh died. Royal officials had been pharaoh died. Royal officials had been preparing his body. They wrapped him in preparing his body. They wrapped him in fine linen, and placed it in a gold coffin fine linen, and placed it in a gold coffin decorated to resemble the king.decorated to resemble the king.

AfterlifeAfterlife

►Egyptians believed in the Egyptians believed in the afterlifeafterlife – life – life after death. after death.

►Pharaohs would be carried to their Pharaohs would be carried to their royal tomb with mourners following. royal tomb with mourners following. Once the tomb was sealed, the Once the tomb was sealed, the mourners would go home and the mourners would go home and the pharaoh would begin his journey into pharaoh would begin his journey into the afterlife.the afterlife.

Important GodsImportant Gods

►The chief god of the Egyptians was The chief god of the Egyptians was Amon-Re. He protected the rich and the Amon-Re. He protected the rich and the

poor. poor. ►The Egyptians believed that Amon-Re was The Egyptians believed that Amon-Re was

born every morning in the east with the born every morning in the east with the sunrise. This is why the desert to the sunrise. This is why the desert to the west was considered the land of the dead.west was considered the land of the dead.

►Other powerful gods include Osiris (God of Other powerful gods include Osiris (God of the living and dead), Isis (Osiris’s wife) the living and dead), Isis (Osiris’s wife)

Amon-Re HorusAmon-Re Horus

Journey to the AfterlifeJourney to the Afterlife

►The Egyptians believed that the spirits The Egyptians believed that the spirits of the dead made their way to the of the dead made their way to the afterlife in heavenly boats. If they had afterlife in heavenly boats. If they had pleased the gods, they would be with pleased the gods, they would be with Osiris in heaven.Osiris in heaven.

►During the Old Kingdom, the Egyptians During the Old Kingdom, the Egyptians thought that only pharaohs had an thought that only pharaohs had an afterlife. In the Middle Kingdom, every afterlife. In the Middle Kingdom, every dead person was included.dead person was included.

The JudgementThe Judgement

Preparing the DeadPreparing the Dead

►Before the building of pyramids, Before the building of pyramids, everyone was buried in the desert. everyone was buried in the desert. MummyMummy – preserved body of a dead – preserved body of a dead person.person.

►Mummification was expensive and Mummification was expensive and took 2 or 3 months. Workers took 2 or 3 months. Workers removed the organs, and poured salt removed the organs, and poured salt in the body. Once dry, the body was in the body. Once dry, the body was washed in spices, and bandaged.washed in spices, and bandaged.

MummificationMummification

The PyramidsThe Pyramids

►Pharaohs of the Fourth Dynasty built Pharaohs of the Fourth Dynasty built the largest and most famous tombs, the largest and most famous tombs, the the pyramidspyramids – tomb buildings with – tomb buildings with four sloping triangle shaped sides.four sloping triangle shaped sides.

►The Great Pyramid at Giza was built The Great Pyramid at Giza was built for Khufu – Second king of the 4for Khufu – Second king of the 4thth Dynasty.Dynasty.

Great PyramidGreat Pyramid

Building ProcessBuilding Process

►The Great Pyramid is made up of over The Great Pyramid is made up of over 2 million stones. The average weight 2 million stones. The average weight of each stone was over 5000 pounds.of each stone was over 5000 pounds.

► It typically took slaves 20 years to It typically took slaves 20 years to build a pyramid. They built on the build a pyramid. They built on the west side of the Nile because it was west side of the Nile because it was considered the land of the dead.considered the land of the dead.

TeamworkTeamwork

►To get the stone blocks into place, To get the stone blocks into place, workers used sleds, wooden rollers, workers used sleds, wooden rollers, and levers. and levers.

►Building pyramids was dangerous Building pyramids was dangerous work, and every year, hundreds of work, and every year, hundreds of men lost their lives to falling bricks.men lost their lives to falling bricks.