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In ancient Egypt, who/what was Ma'at?
How did Ma'at influence all aspects of life? (politics, ethics etc) pg 14 - ANSWER Ma'at -->
concept of order
Ma'at personified as the goddess of truth, order, balance and justice and enveloped all
aspects of human life
-balance between harmony and chaos.
-Egyptian Goddess you would meet in the afterlife.
Ma'at influenced life by:
- the daily actions of people all the way into the afterlife itself
- You could achieve ma'at through living a good life and performing the correct rituals.
1. What elements of creation did ancient Egyptians share?
2. What is the Ennead?
3. How is flooding reflected in the ancient narratives of the Egyptians? - ANSWER 1. Elements of
creation:
Atum: first god and source of everything
Shu: god of the air
Tefnut: goddess of moisture
Geb: god of earth
Nut: goddess of the sky
(shu positioned nut above Geb)
,Elements that make life possible:
Osiris (fertility)
Isis (motherhood)
The cunning Set (male sexuality)
Nephthys (female sexuality)
2. Ennead - makes up the group of the nine deities/gods
3. Egyptians needed to track days for when to plant, they developed a calendar based on the
flooding of the Nile (proved accurate)
Most other accounts include the waters of chaos and a hill rising from them - Flooding reflected
the Egyptians constant concerns about flooding around the Nile River
What is the Ankh? What did it represent? - ANSWER Ankh:
-concept of eternal life
- symbol of the breath of life or everlasting life
, - shaped like a cross with a loop handle
What is the Eye of Horus? What does it represent? - ANSWER Eye of Horus:
- Ancient Egyptian symbol of protection, royal power and good health, it ensured the safety
and health of the bearer and provided wisdom and prosperity; also known as the Eye of Ra, a
powerful destructive force
-Eye of Horus intended to protect the pharaoh in the afterlife and to ward off evil
- Horus associated with the sun and the moon
-Horus became one of the most significant gods in Egyptian mythology
- viewed as a symbol of Egyptian religion
Roles: national god of egypt, protector of the pharaoh and god of the sky, war and hunting
What did ancient Egyptians think about death and the afterlife? - ANSWER Duat - subterranean
realm of the dead
Following death - a person's soul would enter the dangerous landscape of Duat on its way to
Judgment Hall of Osiris. The elaborate burial rituals performed for egyptians served to prepare
the dead for this transition.
Egyptians believe the soul's path to eternal life required a well preserved physical body
embalmers would remove the corpse brain and internal organs placing them in canopic jars to
be buried with the body
the heart remained in the body, as it was thought to contain the essence of the should and
would be necessary in the journey to come.
Purpose for elaborate burial ritual:
Goal of journey was to reach Osiris, who judged the deceased in a ritual called Weighing of
the heart
Why were cats seen as sacred in ancient Egypt? - ANSWER Cats seen as sacred because respect
for the cats vigilance against snakes and other pests elevated it from being a popular pet to
being a sacred animal
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