Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt Study Guide

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Last updated almost 4 years ago

22 questions

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
scribe		to preserve a body after death
papyrus		the area of a river's mouth where the water deposits ferile soil
archaeology		fine soil deposited
delta		a type of fabric woven from flax plants
silt		a paper that is made from the reads of the papyrus plant
pharaoh		land that is good for growing crops
linen		the title of a king in Ancient Egypt
fertile		a person who writes and keeps letters
embalm		the study of the culture and artifacts of Ancient Egypt
Egyptology		a picture that stands for a word or letter
pyramid		a branch of science that studies people, objects, and animals from long ago
hieroglyph		structure with triangular sides that meet at a point

Match the godd/dess with their domain.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Wesir (Osiris)		Goddess of magic and protection
Set (Seth)		Creation God
Heru (Horus)		Goddess of entertainment
Nut		God of wisdom and writing
Yinepu (Anubis)		Earth God
Ra (Re)		Royal protector and sun God
Aset (Isis)		Goddess of truth, justice, and order
Tefnut		Funerary Goddess
Bastet (Bubastis)		Sky Goddess
Ma’at (Mayet)		Solar God
Atum		Goddess of war
Shu		God of deserts, storms, and chaos
Nebt-Het (Nephthys)		God of air, wind, and atmosphere
Djehuty (Thoth)		Air Goddess
Geb		God of the afterlife and resurrection
Sekhmet (Sachmis)		God of mummification

Osirus

Hathor

Ma'at

Apep

Liver

Lungs

Heart

Brain

A Shabti doll

A Lotus flower

An ostrich feather

A bar of gold

Cultivating crops

Building houses

Hunting

Selling goods

Duat

Nephtys

Isis

A sealed cave

An ornate coffin

A golden cage

Byblos

Greece

Cairo

Hospitalit

Harvests

Venomous creatures

It was a watery, chaotic mess. 

It was spat into existence by Ra.

Atum sneezed it into existence.

It was in perfect order. 

earth, fire, water, and air

earth and sky

water and land

wind and air

war

brightness

darkness

flooding

They wouldn't help him fight Apep. 

They tricked him into getting into a coffin and threw it in the Nile. 

He wasn't invited to their party. 

They offended him by disobeying and mocking him. 

He disguised beer as blood, which got her drunk and she passed out. 

He fed her to Ammit.

He invited her to a party and tricked her into getting into a coffin. 

He turned her into a domestic cat, and she became Bastet. 

Djehuty (Thoth)

Bastet

Sekhmet

Set/Seth

1

3

12

Thousands

scribe

to preserve a body after death

papyrus

the area of a river's mouth where the water deposits ferile soil

archaeology

fine soil deposited

delta

a type of fabric woven from flax plants

silt

a paper that is made from the reads of the papyrus plant

pharaoh

land that is good for growing crops

linen

the title of a king in Ancient Egypt

fertile

a person who writes and keeps letters

embalm

the study of the culture and artifacts of Ancient Egypt

Egyptology

a picture that stands for a word or letter

pyramid

a branch of science that studies people, objects, and animals from long ago

hieroglyph

structure with triangular sides that meet at a point

Match the godd/dess with their domain.

Wesir (Osiris)

Goddess of magic and protection

Set (Seth)

Creation God

Heru (Horus)

Goddess of entertainment

Nut

God of wisdom and writing

Yinepu (Anubis)

Earth God

Ra (Re)

Royal protector and sun God

Aset (Isis)

Goddess of truth, justice, and order

Tefnut

Funerary Goddess

Bastet (Bubastis)

Sky Goddess

Ma’at (Mayet)

Solar God

Atum

Goddess of war

Shu

God of deserts, storms, and chaos

Nebt-Het (Nephthys)

God of air, wind, and atmosphere

Djehuty (Thoth)

Air Goddess

Geb

God of the afterlife and resurrection

Sekhmet (Sachmis)

God of mummification

Who is the winged goddess of truth and justice?

Osirus

Hathor

Ma'at

Apep

During the mummification process, every organ was removed except the:

Liver

Lungs

Heart

Brain

During the Weighing of the Heart Ceremony, the heart is weighed against

A Shabti doll

A Lotus flower

An ostrich feather

A bar of gold

Which form of work must people undertake in the afterlife?

Cultivating crops

Building houses

Hunting

Selling goods

Who was Set’s wife?

Duat

Nephtys

Isis

What was used to imprison Osiris?

A sealed cave

An ornate coffin

A golden cage

Where did Isis finally find Osiris’s body?

Byblos

Greece

Cairo

What was Serket the goddess of?

Hospitalit

Harvests

Venomous creatures

According to ancient Egyptian tradition, how did the the universe begin?

It was a watery, chaotic mess. 

It was spat into existence by Ra.

Atum sneezed it into existence.

It was in perfect order. 

What are Shu and Tefnet the god and goddess of?

earth, fire, water, and air

earth and sky

water and land

wind and air

What problem was caused by Nut and Geb wanting to be together all the time?

war

brightness

darkness

flooding

Why did Ra order Sekhmet to kill all mankind?

They wouldn't help him fight Apep. 

They tricked him into getting into a coffin and threw it in the Nile. 

He wasn't invited to their party. 

They offended him by disobeying and mocking him. 

How did Ra stop Sekhmet's killing spree?

He disguised beer as blood, which got her drunk and she passed out. 

He fed her to Ammit.

He invited her to a party and tricked her into getting into a coffin. 

He turned her into a domestic cat, and she became Bastet. 

If you were an Egyptian god, and you got into trouble, which other Egyptian god, who was clever and wise would you most likely ask to help?

Djehuty (Thoth)

Bastet

Sekhmet

Set/Seth

How mamy ancient deities did the Ancient Egyptians worhsip?

1

3

12

Thousands