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Ancient Egyptian Mythology was a polytheistic system meaning they worshiped many gods instead of one. There were many gods explaining everyday phenomena such as Geb, who pharaohs were believed to be the descendants of, and Isis, the goddess of healing and magic.

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Hieroglyphics was the formal writing system of ancient Egyptians. They would engrave tellings of their religious literature through inscriptions on wood or papyrus.

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In Ancient Egypt, the people spoke their own language similar to other afro-Asiatic languages! This is because migration was less common due to transportation limitations so societies all over the world spoke many different languages as opposed to having a shared language.

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What Ancient Egyptian Sounded Like - and how we know

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In ancient Egyptian Mythology, Ra was the embodiment of the sun's movement. Ra carried the sun every day on his headdress.

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The Egyptian myth of the death of Osiris - Alex Gendler

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Bodies would be adorned with magical amulets, custom coffins, and tombs to properly preserve their body for the afterlife.

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Osiris was the god of the dead. After he was killed by Seth, his wife buried him and he then descended to the underworld and become the leader of it.

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The book of the dead was a text for the dead that would guide them in the afterlife and protect them.

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Egypt operated as a hierarchy where The pharaohs were at the top with the most power, then slaves would be all the way at the bottom with no power or discernible rights.

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In the beginning, all of the Gods lived on Earth and ruled over their own established kingdoms. When the gods left the earth to reside in the sky world, the pharaohs inherited the right to rule.

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Twinkl Teaching Resources - United States

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Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses for Kids! | Twinkl USA

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Ancient Egyptians believed that once they died their souls would continue to live on in the afterlife.