Egyptian Culture Preview

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  1. 2. Comes from the Nile River; Provides fertile, wet ground for crops to grow; Used in construction
  2. 3. Section of Egypt with deserts and higher elevations; Upstream of the Nile River
  3. 5. The idea of what happened after ancient Egyptian citizens died; An interpretation of "heaven" in ancient Egyptian culture
  4. 7. Goddess of magic; Guardian goddess; Wife to another god; Has a son who is half falcon
  5. 10. Descendant of the gods' bloodline; Supreme leader of the citizens of Egypt
  6. 11. One of the head gods; Creator god; Patron god of craftsmen and architects; Looks like a mummified man
  7. 12. God of the Egyptian Underworld; God of resurrection, flooding, and vegetation; A judge; Represented as a mummified king; Was murdered
  8. 15. Bringing Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt together; Created a centralized form of government and more united society
  9. 17. The major river which flows through Egypt
  10. 20. God of the Sky; A prince in the Egyptian mythos; Most popular/well known god; Fought his uncle
  11. 21. God of violence, chaos, thunderstorms, and the desert; Murdered his brother; Is depicted as a donkey
  12. 22. One of the head goddesses; Embodied the concept of truth, balance, order, law, morality, and justice; Helped weigh souls
Down
  1. 1. When a citizen died,a panel of 14 judges took account of their deeds in life; Your heart was weighed to determine goodness; The verb form of judges
  2. 4. Assisted in religious roles in Egyptian society; Had one of the first written languages in culture; Assisted in mummification
  3. 6. Recognition and worship of multiple gods; a structure of religion and belief system
  4. 8. Defined roles in society; Framework of governance and responsibilities; Pharaohs at the top and slaves at the bottom
  5. 9. God of the moon, writing, and knowledge; Was not afraid to admit he is wrong; Has the head of an ibis
  6. 13. Preserved dead bodies so they could be found in the afterlife; A form of ancient embalming
  7. 14. God of death and mummification; Depicted as a dog or jackal; Prayers for the dead were addressed to him
  8. 16. Section of Egypt with floodplains and fertile land; Downstream of the Nile River
  9. 18. The sun god; One of the Ennead; A judge of the dead; Was combined with another god who helped create the world
  10. 19. Second highest role in the Egyptian social hierarchy; Assisted in implementing the pharaoh's policies effectively
  11. 23. Most important god in the Egyptian mythos; Helped begin the world and create the rest of the gods