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EGYPTIAN RELIGIONEGYPTIAN RELIGION
PRIESTSPRIESTSGODSGODS
GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT
CHARACTERISTICSCHARACTERISTICS• POLYTHEISTICPOLYTHEISTICWORSHIP OF MANY GODS-WORSHIP OF MANY GODS-
EXCEPTION-EXCEPTION-ERA OF AMENHOTEP IV WORSHIP ERA OF AMENHOTEP IV WORSHIP
OF ONE GOD ATONOF ONE GOD ATON• EARLIEST GODS REPRESENTED EARLIEST GODS REPRESENTED
NATURAL THINGS NATURAL THINGS • GODS EVOLVE INTO MORAL GODS EVOLVE INTO MORAL
DEITIESDEITIES
• PHAROAH IS A GODPHAROAH IS A GOD• BELIEF IN AN AFTERLIFEBELIEF IN AN AFTERLIFE• SOULSOUL• ANIMAL CULTSANIMAL CULTS• SACRED SYMBOLSSACRED SYMBOLS A. EYE OF HORUSA. EYE OF HORUS B. BEN-BEN SACRED HILL OF B. BEN-BEN SACRED HILL OF
CREATIONCREATION
THREE RELIGIOUS THREE RELIGIOUS GROUPSGROUPS
1. MEMPHIS1. MEMPHIS A.CENTER OF THE MEMPHITE A.CENTER OF THE MEMPHITE
PHILOSOPHYPHILOSOPHY B. WORLD WAS CREATED BY PTAH THE B. WORLD WAS CREATED BY PTAH THE
MASTER CRAFTSMANMASTER CRAFTSMAN C. CREATION BY EITHER THE SPOKEN C. CREATION BY EITHER THE SPOKEN
WORD OF PTAH WORD OF PTAH OR OR HIS HATCHING AN EGG OF CREATIONHIS HATCHING AN EGG OF CREATION
2. HERMOPOLIS2. HERMOPOLIS A. HOME OF THE HERMOPOLIS A. HOME OF THE HERMOPOLIS
THEOLOGYTHEOLOGY B. WORLD CREATED BY 4 PAIRS OF B. WORLD CREATED BY 4 PAIRS OF
GODS BROTHER SISTERS ON A GODS BROTHER SISTERS ON A SACRED HILL OF CREATION (THE SACRED HILL OF CREATION (THE BEN-BEN)BEN-BEN)
3. HELIOPOLIS3. HELIOPOLIS A. CENTER OF THE HELIOPOLIS A. CENTER OF THE HELIOPOLIS
THEOLOGYTHEOLOGY B. ATUM CREATED THE WORLD ON B. ATUM CREATED THE WORLD ON
A SACRED HILL(BEN-BEN) BY A SACRED HILL(BEN-BEN) BY BRINGING CREATION OUT OF BRINGING CREATION OUT OF WATERWATER
C. BELIEVED THE PHAROAH WAS C. BELIEVED THE PHAROAH WAS RELATED TO THE SUN GOD OR RELATED TO THE SUN GOD OR BECAME A GOD AT DEATH BECAME A GOD AT DEATH
RELIGION AND RELIGION AND GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT
THEOCRACY-GOVERNMENT THEOCRACY-GOVERNMENT RUN BY A GOD OR A RUN BY A GOD OR A
GOVERNMENT RUN BY A GOVERNMENT RUN BY A RELIGIONRELIGION
SIMPLIFIED EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENTSIMPLIFIED EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT
PHAROAHPHAROAHPRIESTS------------MILITARYPRIESTS------------MILITARY
VIZIER-------------------------------VICEROYVIZIER-------------------------------VICEROY JUDGESJUDGES
SCRIBES------------------GOVERNORSSCRIBES------------------GOVERNORS
(NOMEARCHYS)(NOMEARCHYS)SOLDIERSSOLDIERS
ARTISANSARTISANS
FREE FARMERS AND LABORERSFREE FARMERS AND LABORERS
SLAVESSLAVES
WOMEN OF THE PHAROAHWOMEN OF THE PHAROAH
GREAT CHIEF WIFE--- WOMAN WHO GREAT CHIEF WIFE--- WOMAN WHO PRODUCES THE ROYAL HEIRPRODUCES THE ROYAL HEIR
1. SISTER1. SISTER2. 1/2 SISTER2. 1/2 SISTER3. DAUGHTER3. DAUGHTER4. 1ST COUSIN4. 1ST COUSIN5. AUNT5. AUNT6. MOTHER6. MOTHER
LAW OF PRIMOGENITRYLAW OF PRIMOGENITRY
THE FIRST BORN SON THE FIRST BORN SON BECOMES THE NEXT BECOMES THE NEXT
PHAROAHPHAROAH
THE ROYAL FAVORITE--- THE MOST THE ROYAL FAVORITE--- THE MOST POPULAR WOMAN OF THE POPULAR WOMAN OF THE PHAROAH’S HAREM.PHAROAH’S HAREM.
HAREM WOMENHAREM WOMEN1. TREATY BRIDES1. TREATY BRIDES2. POLITICAL MARRIAGES2. POLITICAL MARRIAGES3. GREAT BEAUTY3. GREAT BEAUTYNUMBER IN THE HUNDREDS NUMBER IN THE HUNDREDS
MAJOR GODS AND MAJOR GODS AND GODESSES OF EGYPTGODESSES OF EGYPT
PTAHPTAH
AMONAMON
THOTHTHOTH
SOBEKSOBEK
RA ( RE )RA ( RE )
ANUBISANUBIS
OSIRISOSIRIS
ISISISIS
HORUSHORUS
NEPHTHYSNEPHTHYS
SETHSETH
THE FIRST MUMMYTHE FIRST MUMMY
• MURDERED BY MURDERED BY SETHSETH
• BROUGHT BACK BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE IN THE TO LIFE IN THE AFTERLIFEAFTERLIFE
• HIS STORY IS ONE HIS STORY IS ONE OF THE MOST OF THE MOST TOLD OF ALL TOLD OF ALL MYTHS IN EGYPTMYTHS IN EGYPT
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