Egyptian Religion

Egyptian religion was:

• Monotheistic (belief in one god)

• Polytheistic (belief in more than one god)

The guidemap that helped people navigate the underworld was called:

• the creation story.

• the Book of Gates.

• the Book of the Dead.

The god of the underworld was:

• Osiris

• Anubis

• Seth

• Amit the Gobbler

The god of mummification and embalming was:

• Osiris

• Anubis

• Isis

• Amit the Gobbler

Which god murdered Osiris out of jealousy?

• Isis

• Seth

• Horus

• Ben-Ben

The symbol of eternal life was:

• the snake.

• the scarab beetle.

• the ankh.

• the falcon.

How many total gods did Egypt have?

• 1

• 8

• Around 100.

• Over 2,000.

True or false: a pharaoh was treated as a god on earth.

• True

• False

True or false: the embalmers left the brain in the body during mummification.

• True

• False

Why was preserving the body so important to ancient Egyptians?

• They were very into appearances and wanted the dead bodies to look good.

• No one is exactly sure why.

• It is believed that the soul needed to recognize the body in order for resurrection to occur.

• It was done to please the gods.