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= Step #2.2 - The Religion of Ancient Egypt = | = Step #2.2 - The Religion of Ancient Egypt = | ||
'''Essential Question: | '''Essential Question: How did religion play a significant role in Ancient Egypt? | ||
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! <h2>Polytheism</h2> !! <h2>Monotheism</h2> | |||
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| Thousands instead worship all the deities they recognised in ancient Egypt as polytheists. According to them, elements of nature, animal presumed real-life creatures, as well as physical, corporeal, or abstract standards transformed into deities. Worshiped almost the whole time during Ancient Egypt except... | |||
|| Pharaoh Akhenaten during the Amarna Period changed Egyptian religion to the worship of only one god, the Aten or Sun disk god. It was short-lived and when Akhenaten died the Pharaoh, the famous Tutankhamun reverted the religion back to polytheism. | |||
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Step #2.2 - The Religion of Ancient Egypt
Essential Question: How did religion play a significant role in Ancient Egypt?
Polytheism |
Monotheism |
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| Thousands instead worship all the deities they recognised in ancient Egypt as polytheists. According to them, elements of nature, animal presumed real-life creatures, as well as physical, corporeal, or abstract standards transformed into deities. Worshiped almost the whole time during Ancient Egypt except... | Pharaoh Akhenaten during the Amarna Period changed Egyptian religion to the worship of only one god, the Aten or Sun disk god. It was short-lived and when Akhenaten died the Pharaoh, the famous Tutankhamun reverted the religion back to polytheism. |
Associations with animals: Most gods and goddesses shared their characteristics or spheres with animals. For example, Bastet and cats, Sekhmet and lions.