https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u en-us 2016-11-01 13:39:21 UTC 2024-12-20 01:37:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Clouds.png skyyewilliams https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/134487485 Ancient Egyptians believed that people were made out of clay on a potters wheel by the river god Khnum. They also believed that the world was flat and made of clay. They thought it floated on a large sea of water which was the Nile river.]]> 2016-11-01 14:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/134487485 skyyewilliams https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/134488683 Ancient Egyptian religion spanned a period of some 3,000 years beginning in 3000 B.C, which was a very important part in Egyptian Mythology. They developed their religion based on gods and goddesses and the powers they had. Their religion contained approximately 2,000 gods.]]> 2016-11-01 14:25:08 UTC https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/134488683 skyyewilliams https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/134490113 The role of a Pharaoh was seen as an intermediary between the gods and humans and was believed to be part god and part man. If things were going well, it was because the pharaoh was maintaining good relations with the gods. In case of disasters and troubles the pharaoh was blames for upsetting the gods. When a pharaoh died ancient Egyptians believed that he would become a god if his heart weighed less than a feather.]]> 2016-11-01 14:28:40 UTC https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/134490113 skyyewilliams https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/134493824 Ancient Egyptians believed in afterlife and created an elaborate funerary. This process of rituals included mummification. In order to maintain the integrity of the body for as long as possible after death so the spirit would have a place to reside. "Opening of the mouth", a ritual of purification, also was an important ritual it performed on mummies or statues in temples, using incense and also the anointing to invoke the senses of sight, smell, touch, taste, and sound for the deceased to be able to use in the next life. They were wrapped in jewels and a mask covering their face. food, drinks, and riches were also stored in the tomb depending on the persons status. ]]> 2016-11-01 14:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/134493824 skyyewilliams https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/134497357 Many of the Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses were thought to look like humans and animals. Each is shown in pictures with different heads or bodies of animals. Depending on the type of job the god has and the power, they associated with the animal or the bird]]> 2016-11-01 14:46:33 UTC https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/134497357 skyyewilliams https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/134500858 2016-11-01 14:54:49 UTC https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/134500858 skyyewilliams https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/135073150 Symbols that surrounded the gods all had meanings and significance. Ex; Ba is someones personality. It would leave the body at the time of death. The Ba would make itself useful during the day but returned to the tomb at night.]]> 2016-11-03 13:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/135073150 skyyewilliams https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/135074964 Book of he Dead was a protective guide to the underworld a collection of spells to enable dead souls to overcome to the perils and terrifying dangers of the gods of the underworld.]]> 2016-11-03 13:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/135074964 skyyewilliams https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/135077927 Temples were believed to be the dwelling place of the gods and goddesses. Every temple was dedicated to a god or goddess and he or she was worshiped there by the temple priest and the pharaoh. The temples were made of stone so they would last forever.]]> 2016-11-03 13:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/135077927 skyyewilliams https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/135080101 The collection of myths from ancient Egypt which describes the actions of the Egyptian gods as a means of an important part of ancient Egyptian religion.]]> 2016-11-03 13:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/skyyewilliams/k9qj6gvjxq4u/wish/135080101