Ancient Egypt - Religion

In this unit, students can learn all about the fascinating world of Egyptian religion over XXX different topics.

1) GODS & GODDESSES

Students learn about the major deities of Ancient Egypt and their different roles.

2) PHARAOHS

Covers the different roles that pharaohs played in Egyptian religious beliefs and practices.

3) SOULS

Students explore the belief in "ka" and "ba" spirits and how they influenced tomb building.

4) JOURNEY TO THE UNDERWORLD

Covers the different stages that people were believed to have to go through on their way to the afterlife

5) MUMMIFICATION

Students explore the stages of mummification and the reasons why it was done to bodies after death.

6) MA'AT

Explains the concept of order in ancient Egyptian religion and culture.

7) FESTIVALS

Students can learn about different important festivals celebrating different gods and goddesses or important events during the year or reign of a pharaoh.

8) MAGIC & CURSES

Explores the ancient Egyptian belief in magic forces and how they could protect, or harm, people and the different steps which people took to try to use, or avoid, them.

9) SYMBOLS

Students learn about the meaning of symbols like the Ankh, Scarab, and Eye of Horus

10) AKHENATEN

Students take a quick look at the attempts of Akhenaten to radically change Egyptian religion and culture and its impact.

UNIT ACTIVITIES

Notesheets are provided for the reading pages for students to make notes.

Poster sheets are provided for students to create small presentations on different gods or goddesses using information provided on reading sheets.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

The file also contains reading sheets for three important ancient Egyptian myths - The Myth of Osiris, The Story of Ra, Ra and the Cobra, Khnum of the Nile, and the Golden Lotus. Special pages are also included for students to create a comic of one of these myths as an additional activity.

Reading and Project Sheets

PowerPoint Presentation

Note Sheets

Comic Pages

Google Classroom Versions