Gods, temples and beliefs in ancient Egypt

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Some gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt

   Name	What Egyptians believed
   Ra (also called Atum)	?
   Amun	a god of Thebes who became the chief state god; joined with Ra as Amun-Ra
   Ptah	in some accounts, brought people into being by the force of his thoughts
   Khnum	in other accounts, shaped people on a potter's wheel
   Thoth	the god of knowledge and writing
   Maat	the goddess of truth and balance, the right order of the world

   The cell marked ? is blank. Below the chart: Egyptian writings give several different creation accounts, side by side. Gods could be shown in human, animal or mixed form; scholars think an animal form showed something about what a god was like.

2. 1.

   Pia's chart has a blank: what did Egyptians believe about Ra?

   • The god who shaped people on a wheel
   • The creator and sun god
   • The goddess of truth and balance
   • The god of knowledge and writing
3. 2.

   Ren's chart has a blank: which goddess stood for truth and balance?

   • Amun
   • Khnum
   • Maat
   • Thoth
4. 3.

   Tala's chart has a blank: what did some accounts say Khnum did?

   • Crossed the sky by boat each day
   • Became the chief state god
   • Shaped people on a potter's wheel
   • Brought people into being by thought

5. Some gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt

   Name	What Egyptians believed
   Ra (also called Atum)	the creator and sun god, who crossed the sky in a boat
   Amun	a god of Thebes who became the chief state god; joined with Ra as Amun-Ra
   Ptah	in some accounts, brought people into being by the force of his thoughts
   Khnum	in other accounts, shaped people on a potter's wheel
   Thoth	the god of knowledge and writing
   Maat	the goddess of truth and balance, the right order of the world

   Below the chart: Egyptian writings give several different creation accounts, side by side. Gods could be shown in human, animal or mixed form; scholars think an animal form showed something about what a god was like.

6. 4.

   Which god became the chief state god, Zee asks?

   • Khnum
   • Thoth
   • Amun
   • Ptah
7. 5.

   Amun and Ra were joined into one name. What was it, Bo asks?

   • Amun-Ra
   • Ra-Thoth
   • Amun-Ptah
   • Maat-Ra
8. 6.

   Esme reads the word temple. In ancient Egypt, what was a temple?

   • A fort that guarded the river
   • The king's family palace
   • A market for selling grain
   • A god's house, served by priests
9. 7.

   Kira reads the word maat. What did maat mean to Egyptians?

   • Truth and right order
   • A creator god's thoughts
   • A city of the god Amun
   • A boat used at festivals
10. 8.

    Which sentence about Ra is written the careful history way, Luz asks?

    • Ra crosses the sky by boat each day
    • Ra was the one god Egyptians honored
    • Egyptians believed Ra crossed the sky
    • Egyptians believed Ra was the god of writing
11. 9.

    Milo's friend says some gods were shown as animals because Egyptians worshipped animals. What is the best reply?

    • Agree: the animals themselves were the gods
    • Agree: the gods had animal shapes alone
    • Scholars think it showed a god's nature
    • Disagree: no god had an animal form
12. 10.

    Egyptian writings give several creation accounts. How should Noah describe them?

    • Egyptians had no ideas about creation
    • One account was true; the rest were false
    • Several accounts side by side
    • Each account came from Greece