GWA Middle East Test Prt. 2 Flashcards
Who was Atum (U = oo)
Creator God (Spit & created the Earth)
Geb
God of the Earth
Nut
Sky Goddess
Amun Re (A-maan Ray)
Sun God
Mut
Mother Goddess (of all living things)
Khonsu
Moon God
How many children did Geb & Nut have
5
Osiris
- God of the Underworld
- Judge of the Dead
- Origin: God of Vegetation
- Was killed by his Jealous brother
Isis
Queen of Gods
Who was the child of Osiris & Isis
Horus
Horus
- God of the Sky & Light
- Protector of Pharaohs
- Gets vengeance by banishing his uncle who killed his father
Set (Seth)
- Killed Osiris
- Was banished to wasteland
- God of Storms / Violence, Desert / Wasteland
Nephthys (Nef-is)
Goddess of Mourning
Who was the child of Set & Nephthys
Anubis
Anubis
God of Embalming
Ma’at
- Goddess of Truth & Justice
- Weighs with a feather (on top of her head)
Hathor (Hey-thor)
Goddess of Love & Joy (Venus/Aphrodite)
Bes
Protector of Women & Children (Pictured as a dwarf)
What was the Egyptian writing system
Hieroglyphics
What stone did Napoleon (His soldiers) discover
Rosetta Stone (in Rosetta)
Why is Hieroglyphics more difficult compared to other languages
Can be read in different directions
Who deciphered Hieroglyphics
Jean Francois Champollion
How do Hieroglyphics work
- Read in the direction the animals are facing
- Only write the letters pronounced