Egyptian Religion
GOD of AIR & WIND, worshiped as FERTILITY GOD & CREATOR of all things. In the New Kingdom was: KING of all GODS, FATHER of all PHARAOHS, associated with the SUN GOD RE
Who was Amun-Re?
LARGEST MONOLITH STATUE in the world, built during the Old Kingdom of Egypt, has a MAN'S HEAD (maybe Pharoah Khufu), and a LION'S BODY.
-Located in Giza near the Great Pyramid.
What is the Great Sphinx?
ANNUAL FLOODING of the NILE RIVER, responsible for fertile soil in Egypt that supported ancient civilization.
What is Inundation?
NOMADIC ANCESTORS of the JEWS, known as ISRAELITES after Jacob's name changed to Israel, have an established NATION called ISRAEL
Who are the Hebrews/Israelites/Jews?
SON OF JACOB, SOLD INTO SLAVERY BY HIS BROTHERS, Dreamer and dream interpreter, whom God used to interpret Pharaoh's dream of famine, promoted to 2nd in command of Egypt, to prepare for the famine and as such was able to save the Israelites from starvation.
Who was Joseph (~1688 BC sent to Egypt)?
God of the DEAD, MAGIC & EMBALMING, UNDER-WORLD GUIDE, had head of a jakal, son of Osiris & Nepthys
Who was Anubis?
1st & LARGEST PYRAMID built by Khufu (Khafre) in the Old Kingdom.
What is the Great Pyramid of Giza (2500 BC)?
plentiful PLANT used to make PAPER, guarded secret amongst the ancient Egyptians, replaced by other papers in the 8th & 9th centuries AD
What is Papyrus?
ANCIENT SUMERIAN CITY, ABRAHAM'S HOME until God called him to Canaan, located in modern day IRAQ.
What is Ur (~2100 BC)?
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN WRITING using PICTURES, undecipherable until the discovery of the ROSETTA STONE
What is Hieroglyphics?
MOST IMPORTANT GODDESS: mother goddess, goddess of crafts, married to OSIRIS
Who was Isis?
Amazing STONE MONOLITHS, erected without modern cranes by Egyptian architects whose knowledge of mathematics must have been amazing.
What is an Obelisk?
RELIGION that worships ONE GOD, such as Christianity.
What is Monotheism?
FATHER of the JEWS, whom God chose and made His covenant with (~1875 BC), God changed his name to reflect His promise, from Abram meaning GREAT FATHER to ___________ FATHER OF NATIONS
Who is Abraham (~1875 BC)?
BLACK STONE SLAB with identical inscriptions written in Greek and Egyptian, KEY to interpreting HIEROGLYPHICS, discovered by Napoleon's soldiers.
What is Rosetta Stone (1799 AD)?
-Wife of Horus, GODDESS of LOVE, BEAUTY, JOY, mother goddess and death goddess.
Who was Hathor?
Old Kingdom PHARAOH who built the 1st GREAT PYRAMID & the face of the great sphinx.
Who is Khufu (~ 2500 BC)?
PERSIAN KING: his empire had a central government, instituted roads, a canal system, a postal system, taxation, coinage & legal system - king who PUT DANIEL in the LION's DEN.
Who is Darius I - Darius the Great (548-486 BC)?
ABRAHAM'S WIFE, God changed her name from Sarai (princess) to _______ (MOTHER OF NATIONS) and gave her a son, Isaac, when she was 90 and barren.
Who is Sarah (~1875 BC)?
INTERPRETED THE ROSETTA STONE & HIEROGLYPHICS resulting in a new study called EGYPTOLOGY.
Who is Jean-Francois Champollion (1822 AD)?
MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF A PERSON'S SPIRIT
1) part that LOOKED like the person, could leave the body, but returned to be nourished.
2) the LIFE FORCE, perched on the body like a bird
Who was 1) Ka and 2) Ba?
EGYPTIAN STYLE of ART, BODY's torso FACES FRONT/forward and HEAD & limbs POSITIONED in PROFILE (to the side)
What is Frontalism?
1) considered the MOST ENLIGHTENED PEOPLE, ETHNIC GROUP that settled in what is now Iran, rivals for control of Mesopotamia with the Greeks, & later the Arabs.
2) very HARSH PEOPLE, used IRON WEAPONS to build the Mesopotamian empire (which lasted less than 100 years), had a king with absolute power
1) Who were the Persians?
2) Who were the Assyrians?
Origin of names:
1) HEBREW
2) ISRAELITES
3) JEW
1) What is from the name Eber (Noah's grandson)?
2) What is from the name Israel (Abraham's grandson Jacob - God changed his name to Israel)
3) What is from the English word JUDEAN -originating from YEHUDI referring to all of Jacob's descendants