1. Egyptian Religion Polytheistic: worshipped many gods.
Poly – many, theo – god
Re: sun god for harvests etc.
Hapi: god of Nile River
Isis: goddess of mothers and wives
Osiris: god of the dead, afterlife

2. Egypt Religion Life After Death
Egyptian afterlife
The next life even better than this one – the dead find peace and plenty
Book of the Dead – collection prayers and spells to obtain life after death.
Osiris meets then at the entrance to the afterlife. Those that were “good” and knew the prayers/spells were allowed in.
Pharaohs’ spirits would need their bodies and belongings for the journey – mummification.

3. Egyptian Mummies

4. I want my mummy!

5. You can’t take it with you….or can you?

6. Mummification
Embalming: Priests removed the body’s organs and placed them in jars for preservation.
The body is then rubbed with salt and allowed to dry.
Next, the body if filled with spices and perfumes, stitched up, and wrapped in clean linen and oil.