Gods, temples and beliefs in ancient Egypt
Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet
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Temple life in ancient Egypt
Part What happened Daily offering each day, priests washed and dressed the god's statue and offered it food and drink Who served in theory the king, as highest priest, three times a day; in practice, priests in the king's place The statue Egyptians did not think the image itself was a god; it was a place where people could reach the god Festivals the statue rode in a boat shrine, carried by priests, while local people sang and danced Maat an offering of Maat, truth and balance, was part of the ritual; each person shared the duty to keep maat Below the chart: Egyptians believed these rituals helped keep the world in order.
What happened to the statue at festivals, Bo asks?
- It was washed and dressed
- It was broken and made anew
- It stayed shut in its shrine
- It rode in a boat shrine
Did Egyptians think the image itself was a god, Esme asks?
- No; images had no use to them
- Yes; the stone itself was the god
- Yes; the king's own face was the god
- No; it was a place to reach the god
Who served the god three times a day, in theory, Jun asks?
- The king, as highest priest
- Scribes at the market
- Visitors from Greece
- Local people at the yearly festivals
Who served the god in practice, Kira asks?
- Priests, in the king's place
- Local people, at home
- The king himself, each time
- Farmers, at harvest time
Who sang and danced as the boat shrine passed, Luz asks?
- The god's statue
- The king, by himself
- Local people
- Greek visitors
Why did Egyptians make daily offerings, by the note, Milo asks?
- To sell food to the priests
- To pay a yearly tax to Greece
- They believed it kept the world in order
- They believed it would stop the Nile flood
Why was the god's statue given food, drink and clothes, Pia asks?
- They thought the stone was hungry
- To feed the temple's animals
- To get it ready for a trip abroad
- Egyptians believed gods needed care
Which sentence is written the careful history way, Ren asks?
- Rituals keep the world in order
- Egyptians believed statues were gods
- Egyptians did not hold rituals in temples
- Egyptians believed rituals kept order
Tala writes, "The king served the god three times a day." Which change makes it careful?
- Leave it: the chart says the king
- Change three times to thirty
- Add: in theory; priests did it in practice
- Change king to farmer
Zee wants to call Egyptian beliefs right or wrong. What should a history answer do instead?
- Say the beliefs were mistaken
- Say which festival was the truest one
- Say which god was the strongest
- Describe what they believed and did