13 b history

Question 1

what is polytheism?

Answer 1

the worship of many different gods

Question 2

what is monotheism?

Answer 2

the worship of just one god

Question 3

were the ancient egyptians polytheists or monotheists?

Answer 3

polytheists…they worshipped many different gods

Question 4

was the pharaoh amenhotep a polytheist or a monotheist?

Answer 4

monotheist

Question 5

how did the egyptian people feel about being forced to limit their worship to the one god that pharaoh amenhotep worshipped?

Answer 5

they did not like this…they wanted their old gods back.

Question 6

what did the egyptians do when the pharaoh amenhotep died?

Answer 6

they tried to erase all record of him ever being pharaoh.

Question 7

where was king tut buried?

Answer 7

in the valley of the kings

Question 8

who discovered king tut’s tomb?

Answer 8

howard carter

Question 9

did robbers steal king tut’s treasure?

Answer 9

no…they couldn’t even find his tomb

Question 10

tell me about the reign of amenhotep

Answer 10

the ancient egyptians had worshipped many gods for a very long time, but the pharaoh amenhotep forced them to be monotheists, worshipping only the god he favored. shortly after his death, the egyptians went back to worshipping their traditional gods, and they tried to erase all traces of amenhotep’s time as pharaoh.