Ancient Egyptian Life and Religion

What kind of houses did the Ancient Egyptians live in

• Pyramids

• Mud houses

• Brick houses

• Castles

Describe what the Ancient Egyptians believed the afterlife to be like?

Answer explanation

The Egyptians believed that people had two important parts: a life force that they only had while alive, and a soul. if the life force and sou were united in the afterworld, the person could live in the afterlife. A key component was that the body be preserved for this to happen. This is why the Egyptians used to mummify their dead

The Egyptians who were responsible for the temples and held religious ceremonies were known as (a)  

Answer explanation

Priests and priestesses were responsible for the Ancient Egyptian temples and held religous ceremonies in these temples

Draw what the sun god Ra looked like.

Points will be awarded for accurate characteristics

Answer explanation

Ra was known as the most important god to the Ancient Egyptians. He was drawn as a man with a hawk head with a headdress and a sun disk above his head.

What kind of job do you believe was the most important for the Ancient Egyptian culture and why?

Answer explanation

Any job will be accepted in this question as long as a learner is able to support their answer.

Such jobs accepted would be:

• - Farmers, which was the most common job in Ancient Egypt where people would grow food such as vegetables and wheat to feed their population.

• - Craftspeople, whose job was to create objects such as furniture, jewellery and leather goods.

• - Soldiers, during peacetime were people would aid in government projects such as digging canals but would also act as footmen.

• - Scribes, were the only people who knew how to read and write.

• - Priests and Priestesses were responsible for the temples and the religous ceremonies

What did the Ancient Egyptians eat?

• Beef and cheese

• Coffee and yoghurt

• Chicken and potatoes

• Vegetables and lamb

Answer explanation

Egyptians generally ate bread, fruits, vegetables, lambs and goats.

Which Egyptian god is known as the god of sky?

(a)  

Draw and label what the Ancient Egyptians wore

Answer explanation

Ancient Egyptian generally wore white linen clothes. Men generally wore kilts and women wore straight dresses

Which river was essential for the survival of the Ancient Egyptians?

• Nile River

• Amazon River

• Mississippi River

• Yangtze River

Answer explanation

People in Ancient Egypt often used the Nile river for transportation of goods or even bathed in it

Describe what the Ancient Egyptian god Thoth blessed the Egyptians with

Answer explanation

Thoth was known as the god of knowledge, he blessed the Ancient Egyptians with writing, medicine and mathematics.