Ancient Egypt Quiz 2

Bastet

Cat Goddess, mother goddess and protector, particularly against snakes, and associated with medicine.

Sekhmet

Lioness goddess, referred to as the Eye of Ra, known as the power of Re, associated with the sun.

Thoth

God of scribes, writing, and knowledge, associated with the moon and often depicted with a baboon or ibis head.

Anubis

Jackal or canine god associated with mummification and the protection of the dead.

Tawaret

Female hippo with forepaws of a lion, protector of women in childbirth.

Ogdoad

A group of eight deities in ancient Egyptian mythology, associated with chaos and creation.

Ennead

A group of nine deities in ancient Egyptian mythology, primarily worshipped in Heliopolis.

Canopic Jars

Containers used to hold the internal organs of mummies, each jar associated with a specific protective deity.

Triads

Groups of three gods worshipped together, each having a specific role or significance in ancient Egyptian religion.

Bes

A dwarf god who is used as a protector during childbirth, the ugly face that the god presents helps keep away bad

Ammut

Referred to as the “devourer” will pop out, kill and eat the hearts of those who are evil doers 

Knonsu

Moon god name meaning “traveler” , it is believed that the sun goes through the underworld leading people to think that the moon can control certain areas of the world 

Mut

Mother goddess of thebes with her name meaning mother and wear the double crown

Mau

Sacred cat that attacks apophis, apophis being an evil serpent that tries to attack the world every night

Khepri

The embodiment of the sun at dawn and is re in his morning form. Is apotropaic for long life

Montu

Is the war god and wears the two plums of kings along with a solar disk as his crown

Neith

War goddess and could be the creation goddess of the delta city sais

Panebtawy

A child god often depicted nude and with his fingers in his mouth. The finger covering his mouth represent knowledge and secret holding showing that wisdom must be kept within  

Serket

Scorpion goddess and is often an apotropaic symbol at funerals

Sobek

Crocodile god and is the god of water often associated with the myth of the mountain 

Eye of Re/Eye of Horus

Right eye is the eye of re and is evil representing force, power and control, left eye is horus and is for protection and healthing

Nebhepetra Mentuhotep II

Rulers from thebes, defeats Hierokleopolis and unties egypt again

Amun

Originally a deity of thebes that soon rose up to be the main god of egypt

Hekenakte Papers

Could be first example of egyptian female literacy, is about running a business on a larger farm 

Byblos

Is what would become the word book, is an eastern mediterranean trade system and is followed only under modern syria

Queen Sobekneferu

Last ruler of the 12th dynasty

Corvee Labor

Unpaid labor for the government as a tax like system, used for public projects, workers would be fed by the government, instead of slave labor it was this

Democratization of Death

Osiris become the main cult in egypt

Hyksos

Levant/Cyprus peoples that invaded egypt during the second Intermediate period, hated by egyptians

Baal Zephon

Levant storm god who is assimilated to seth

Aasuserra Apepi

Another form of apophis and is a Hyksos power

Three Queens

The sister, mothers, wives of theban pharaohs many of which were brother/sister marriages

Kingdom of Kush

In modern day Nubia was a small town that separated itself from egypt and began to form its own nique traditions, built late pyramids

Kamose

Campaigns against the Hyksos

Brother of Kamose

Defeats the Hyksos and reunites egypt

Ahmose

Associated with early moon god Iah, moves bodies of earlier kings and continues trade with Hyksos

Amenhotep

Known as “the great” and was shown with black or blue skin. His reign was known as the golden period of egypt

Royal Women in the 18th Dynasty

Daughters were prohibited from marrying non-kings, was the transition of royalty seeing themselves are direct decents of gods

Thutmose I

Had expeditions into syria and had major monuments in giza

Royal Ancestor Worship

Legitimates the rule and positions the king as divine unto himself

Hatshepsut

The heir of Thutmose II and was refered to as “god’s wife of amun”, had major building projects