One of the most profound differences between ancient Egypt and our modern world is the way we perceive our universe and how its many parts work and interacts (from the article!). Read the article "Religion: Organizing the World" and answer the following questions. As always, make sure you include the page number where you found the answer/fact for every question. Questions are due in my email by tomorrow at 10pm and on the blog on Thursday 9.18.08 by 6pm. Comments are due by Sunday at 10pm.
1.Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
2. What ideas the Egyptians had bout the world?
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today.
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1.He said that the Egyptians were rilgious excess because befor many civilization was really towards religion the Egyptians had been religious conscuse for thousand of years.
2. The egyptian belived that the sky was the edge of the ocean that everything including the space was reprsented by the gods,Geb( the earth) Nut (the sky) and Shu ( the air).That the suns setting was the sun god Re making his jorny in to the earth and being reborn of the east of the earth that the earth was all that exsited.They used their gods to explain the diffrent phenomenon.
3.The Egyptian believed that in the begining there were 8 precreation gods who were in a premeval variations concept of bounless watery void; out of this viod appeared a boundless mound from which emerged a creation god named Atem ,who created a male and female god who started the formation of the known universe.The 1st couple Shu and Tefnut became the parents of Geb (earth) and Nut (sky), who then produced two new gods Osiris and Isis and Seth and Nephthys. The nin early gods are none as the Ennead.Or Ptah as he spoke their they were converted intoreality.The ram headed god Khnum created people on a potters wheel.
4. The Egyptian weren't monotheists for the worshiped many gos and this means that the worshiped only one god.
5.They are similar to each other because in each of their religions they are the line between their god and the people that worships them.
Justice Mason
i thought we were suppost to email mrs.velez our answers
Donny Olin
Donny--You're supposed to email them to her then post them on here...
--please correct me if im wrong.
Actually guys, you are supposed to send the answers to me (Velez) by tomorrow by 10pm (not post them on the blog) and then after 10pm tomorrow, you can post them on the blog. This helps others to actually READ the article and not copy the answers from the blog.
You rock!
Me!
so the ?s are due on the 17th?
1.Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
They had gods for the sun, the moon, the nile. There were gods who were thought to be lionesses, and jackals. They worshiped gods for everything. page one paragraph 1-2.
2. What ideas the Egyptians had bout the world?
They beleived it was surounded by water. They also thought there was a parallel universe with demons and bad things. Page 1 paragraph in between 4 and 5.
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view.
The god Atum was the first and he created a boy and girl godess and they created the universe. Their names were Shu (air) and Tefnut (water) were the parents of Geb and Nut. They had Osiris and Isis. They had Seth and Nephthys. Thats how the universe was formed. page two parapragh 2
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
They got close but they werent ever fully there. page two paragraph 7
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today.
The pharoahs were required to preform rituals everyday, but preists now only do it on sunday or saturday for some religion.
that last one was May Hogan
1.Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
"...far beyond any other race of man"
They went above and beyond with how religious they were, they overdid it, they were obsessed.
Page 1
2. What ideas the Egyptians had bout the world?
*about
-The world was surrounded by water, the sky being the edge of the eternal waters.
-Next to earth there was a parallel land of all the dead people and demons, ect.
-Night and day were caused by Re journeying across the sky
(Page 1)
-They were created from Atum, who came out from the waters of nothingness, or Ptah who spoke their name...or even Khnum creating them on a potter's wheel.
-The phases of the moon told a myth about Osiris.
(Page 2)
-The pharaoh made sure the sun came up every morning.
(Page 3)
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view
They were created from Atum, who came out from the waters of nothingness, or Ptah who spoke their name...or even Khnum creating them on a potter's wheel.
Page 2
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
Yes, Amun was thought of as a "universal god incorporating all of the other gods". He was known as being infinite, divine, and pretty much mysterious.
Sorry, the last question was page 2
Ahh...number 5 didn't get copied, disculpe.
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today.
They didn't do the rituals in front of the worshippers and didn't give personal advice and such. The closest thing to that was their healing and magic skills, which only helped individuals sometimes.
Page 3
1.They had gods for everything that whould explain everything like the sun, the moon, the nile. There were gods who were thought to be lionesses, and jackals.pg 1-2
2.they belived that the sky was the edge of eternal water and that everything in space was a god like Geb which was the earth, Nut was the sky, and shu was the air. they also believed that the sun was reborn every morning at the east.4-5
3.Atum was the first and he created a boy and girl godess and they created the universe. Their names were Shu air and Tefnut water were the parents of Geb and Nut. They had Osiris and Isis. They had Seth and Nephthys. pg 2
4. I think that they were kinda close but not all the way there.pg2
5.preists in egypt had to make religous practices every day unlike today priests only have to do it every saturday and sunday.
JON Van Ess
what are the numbers on the random paragraphs for?
1.Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
Herodotus believed that Egyptians were “religious to excess” because they had hundreds of gods, and they had each of them linked to a natural phenomenon. page 1 (paragraph 1 or 2 depending on how you judge them, paragraph 1 in gods for everything part)
2. What ideas did the Egyptians have about the world?
The Egyptians believed that the gods were the forces behind everything that they observed and everything that went on. (page 1 paragraph 2 in gods for everything)
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view
They believe that there was a boundless watery void, and out of that void came a male and a female god who formed the process of the formation of the known universe
(page 2, paragraph 2).
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
The Egyptians were not monotheists, the closest they got to that was when they worshiped the sun god more than the others (page 3, paragraph 2).
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today.
The Egyptian priests played a minor role, they didn’t teach religion, they cared for the gods’ statues. Christian pastors teach religion and they don’t care for any statues, since there aren’t any (not in reading, separate research)
-Savannah Smith
I hope I didn't post to early!!!!!! Sorry if I did!
One of the most profound differences between ancient Egypt and our modern world is the way we perceive our universe and how its many parts work and interacts (from the article!). Read the article "Religion: Organizing the World" and answer the following questions. As always, make sure you include the page number where you found the answer/fact for every question. Questions are due in my email by tomorrow at 10pm and on the blog on Thursday 9.18.08 by 6pm. Comments are due by Sunday at 10pm.
1. Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
There were gods for everything. Gods for the sun, the moon, and the Nile. Gods were thought to be lionesses and hawks. [PAGE 1]
2. What ideas the Egyptians had bout the world?
They believed that their world was basically surrounded by water, and the sky was thought to be the edge of eternal waters, there’s was also thought to be a parallel land which was full of the blessed dead but also full of devious creatures, demons, and ‘damned souls’ too. [PAGE 1]
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view.
A creator god, Atum, created a male and female pair of gods who started the formation of the universe. One was Shu (representing air) the other one was Tefnut (representing moisture). After some time their children birth Osiris, Isis, Seth and Nephthys. [PAGE 2]
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
Yes, Amun was considered a great, infinite, and divine presence and he was a universal god incorporating all of the other gods. [PAGE 2]
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today.
Egyptians priests did practices everyday instead of only Saturday and Sunday like Christian pastors today.
(I hope I didn't post it too early! I wouldn't have been able to get on at 10 or at all tomorrow.)
Haley Young
oh my last question was on page 3
Commenting on Savannah Smith..
I like how you did outside research for question #3. That's really cool. Great Job. It helped me learn stuff that I didn't know before.
Commenting on Justice Mason..
You had really good answers but they were kind of hard to understand with all the spelling and grammars mistakes.
1. Herodotus said that Egyptians were religious to excess because they had a god linked to practically everything in the world. These gods helped them appeal to different things, such as getting pregnant of bitten by a snake. There was an excess of gods, that they could suit any occasion, and sometimes could even be combined. (Pg. 1)
2. The Egyptians thought that the world was surrounded by water, and that the sky was the edge of the eternal waters. The Earth (god Geb) was also thought to be separated by the air god Duat. Their other belief was that on the opposite side of Earth there was a parallel land of sorts(netherworld=Duat), which was the home to the blessed dead, devious creatures, demons, and damned souls.They also didn't know that the Earth orbited the sun, but thought the cycles of day and night were created by the sun god making a westward journey across the sky. (Pg. 1)
3. The Egyptians believed that before creation, eight gods existed in the eternal waters of Nun, in during an infinite darkness and nothingness. These eight gods represented different aspects of this watery void, and out of this void appeared a primeval mound, from which the creator god Atum came. This god then created a male/female pair of gods who started the creation of the universe. The first couple: Shu ( air god) and Tefnut (moisture) became the parents of Earth ( Geb) and sky(Nut). Geb and Nut then produced more important gods. (Pg. 2)
4. No, although there was this one time time when the emergence of the god Amun occurred, and many huge temples were built for him. He was considered a great infinite and as almost an universal god incorporating the rest of the gods. This might have been as close as they got to monotheism. (pg. 2)
5. Egyptian priest and christian pastors are similar in the way that they attend to everything from cleaning the sacred buildings to the income and expenditures. They both also form a line between the people and god(s). Priest are different than Christian pastors because they renewed the image of their gods, and ensured a hospitable home for their god by leaving a tasty meal. Pastors however serve one god, don't worry about giving materialistic things to God, and take into account to preach to the people in how to live a good life. (Pg. 3)
~ Fabiola Enriquez
LEXIE VANOTTEREN 3RD
1.Why did Greek Historian Herodotus say that Egyptians were "religious to excess"? There were hundreds of Gods. They had gods for practically everything possible. The Egyptians believed the gods were behind phenomena that they observed and or experienced. A god was behind every action and that explained it. page 1
2. What ideas the Egyptians had bout the world?
They Egyptians believed that there world was surrounded by water. The also believed that the sky was the edge of the eternal waters and also that the Earth was separated by the air god Shu. page 1
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view?
The eight precreation gods mad up all the various concepts of this endless watery void.
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
Yes, because sometimes gods were mixed and matched. page 2
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today?
Christian pastors did practices on Saturday or Sunday and Egyptian priests practice everyday. Many people did not gather in church like today but Egyptians sometimes practiced in there homes
1.Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
They were nearly obsessed with their gods and what they thought their gods wanted, while other men had fewer gods and requirements.
Nile Notes, page 1
2. What ideas the Egyptians had about the world?
There was a god for everything.
Page 1
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view
Atum was first, he had a boy and girl, they created the universe.
Page 2
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
Not quite, but they got close.
Page 2
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today.
The Egyptian priest had to perform rituals very often, but Christian pastors have to only every Sunday or so.
Page 3
1.Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
They use religion for just about everything. They worship tons of gods that control everything around them. Pretty much their society was about religion. page 1
2. What ideas the Egyptians had bout the world?
They thought that their world was surrounded by water Earth was the god Geb seperated by the air god Shu. They thought the sun god moved the sun through the sky. page 1
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptians point of view.
Before creation there were eight gods that lived in the nothingness and darkness. The atum rose to be a creator god.He made a female and a male god to help form the universe. There were more gods who controlled nature. page 2
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
The Egyptians were always polytheistic, but they were at one point told that they could only worship the god Amun Re.Although that didn't stop them from worshipping other gods. page 2
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today.
Preists today in christianity act as the middleman for you and God.
Egyptians priests cleaned and left meals in the temples just for the gods. page 3
Eulices Monterroso
1. Herodotus said that the Egyptians were religious to excess because they had hundreds of gods for different things, and you could combine 2+ gods to your liking. Page 1.
2. The Egyptians believed that every special event/occurance that happened had the gods behind it.To them, there was no need to complicate it. For example, why does the sun set and rise? Because Re/Ra is making his trip westward across the Earth and back around of course!
Page 1.
3. Okay, so the universe started off as some water void, and the first god, Atum was formed from it. Then Atum made a male(Shu) and female(Tefnut), then they had two kids, who were Geb (Earth god) and Nut(Sky goddess), then they had Osiris, Isis, Seth and Nepthys. Page 2. (This really reminds me of the creation story in the book of Genesis in the Bible.)
4. Nope. The closest they ever got was with Aten (Sun Disk, worshiped highly during Amarna period) and before him, Amun (The people of Thebes loooved him. He was a universal god). Page 2.
5. Well, Christian pastors offer counseling, rituals, etc...while Egyptian priest had to do more with magic and healing. Page 3.
De'Andreah Hollowell
1. The Greek historian Herodotus said the Egyptians were “religious to excess” because they had hundreds of gods. These gods represented just about everything that happened in the world. If something happened with the weather the Egyptians would think that a god was doing it for some reason. (Pg 1)
2. The Egyptians had different ideas about the world then we do. They thought that the world was surrounded by water and that the sky was the edge of the eternal waters. They also thought that the world was separated by the air god called Shu. They believed that on the opposite side of the earth was a place with devious creatures and the dead. They thought that night and day was a result of the sun god journeying to the west across the sky. They thought that every time the sun rose, the sun god came out of the darkness below the earth and was reborn again. The Egyptians thought that everything that just naturally happened (like the sun rising) was a result of a god doing something. (pg 1)
3. The Egyptians have creation stories that explain how creation came to be. One story goes like this: Eight god existed in the eternal water of nun before creation. These eight gods represented watery voids. Then an ancient mound appeared and out of it came Atum the creator god. He made and male and female pair of gods and they started the formation of the universe we know. The first couple was Shu (air) and Tefnut (moisture) they were the parents of the earth ( Geb) and the sky (Nut). Geb and Nut were the parents of Osiris and Isis and Seth and Nepthys. This first group of the nine early gods is known as Ennead. Another version of the creation story is that the god Ptah acted as a sort of messenger. When ideas or things were said by the creator, Ptah spoke their name and turned them into reality. The people came from the god Khnum who created them on a potter’s wheel. (pg 2)
4. The god Amun was considered a great and infinite universal god who incorporated all of the other gods. And during the Amarna period, Aten was known to be superior to all of the other gods. This is as close to Monotheism as the Egyptians got. (pg 2)
5. Egyptian priests and Christian pastors are alike because they both serve as a messenger between humans and gods or God. (pg 3)
Kelly Drelles
comment to De'Andreah
I really really liked how you answered all of the questions. By looking at your answers you can tell that you understood everything you said because you explained everything in your own words...good job
Kelly Drelles
1. Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"? Because he noticed that they had gods for everything (sun, fertility, underworld, even the Nile.) page 1
2. What ideas the Egyptians had bout the world? They thought that it was totally surrounded by water. And the water only ended at the edge of the sky and the Underworld. Page1
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view. The father/creator god Amun (Ra) created Tefnut (moisture and Shu (air). Then they had children like Seth, Isis, Nephthys, and my personal favorite Osiris (I don’t know I just like his name) page1
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists? Sort of (Yes). At one point they regarded Ra as their main god even though they still believed in the others. page 2
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today. Well for one part priests today don’t “usually” make human sacrifices or animals and stuff. They both try to devote their lives to gods though
1.Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
They had gods for the sun, the moon, the nile. There were gods who were thought to be lionesses, and jackals. They worshiped gods for everything. page one paragraph 1 to 2.
2. What ideas the Egyptians had bout the world?
They believed it was surounded by water. They also thought there was a parallel universe with demons and bad things. Page 1 paragraph in between 4 and 5
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view
The god Atum was the first and he created a boy and girl goodess and they created the universe. Their names were Shu (air) and Tefnut (water).and they were the parents of Geb and Nut. and then they had Osiris and Isis. and then they had Seth and Nephthys.and thats how the universe was formed. page two parapragh 2
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
They were very close to being monotheists but they never actually accomplished it.
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today.
The pastors we have today only have to have servacies once of twic a week back then it was evry day of the same religeon.
i don't think people listen very well or read the blog says do not post on blog b4 but what ever it's all good it happeds :}
lexii i thought the monotheism question was a no. they never actually became fully monotheist. but idk maybe your right good job.
-emily bennett
Donna Davidson
1. Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
because the Egyptians worshiped hundreds of god that were half animal half human.
2. What ideas the Egyptians had bout the world?
They believed that the world was surrounded by water, the sky was the edge of the eternal waters. They thought that day and night were made by the sun god on a journey across the sky. Page 1
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view
before people their were 8 gods that lived in the eternal waters of nun but it was all darkness and their wasn’t anything else. Atum was the creator god, Shu was air Tefnut was water Geb was the earth and nut was the sky page 2
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
The closest they ever came to monotheism that was during the amarna rule. He wanted everyone to worship one god named Amun they built shrines and big temples for him and he was known as the most universal god page 2
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today.
The Egyptian priests dressed and washed the statues if their gods and Christian pasters don’t really do anything to the statues and we also don’t really perform rituals 3 times a day. Page 2
commenting on savannah
i liked your answer for #1 i thought it was description and simple. it really seemed like you new what you were talking about and it just kinda helped me have a better understnaidng of it.
Jazzy Benson
1.Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"? Basically everything that the Egyptians relied on was based on or represented to something that has to do with religion. page 1
2. What ideas the Egyptians had bout the world? The earth was surrounded by water, the sky was the edge of the waters. Way past was a world called Duat that had the blessed dead, creatures, demons, and damned souls. Page 2
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view. There was eight gods that represented the void. Out of which came the creator god, Atum, who created a male and female god who created, air, moisture. Two more gods Osiris and Isis with Seth and Nephths.
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists? Monotheism means that you worship only one god, but Egyptians worshiped many gods, even from the beginning. (started with 8 gods). Page 4
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today. Priests are what relate people to the god or gods, but in Egypt priests were more important and worshiped then here, worked with the pharaoh. Page 5
Emily Guy
Fabby, I liked how you answered every question very full length and didn't leave anything out.
Emily.
commenting on savannah
your answer for #3 was good and you went beyond what we had to get an understanding and grasp on the topic.
Jazzy Benson
kelly, you too also had very good answers, I could really tell that you knew everything you were talking about.
Emily Guy
1.Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
He thought that the Egyptians believed that everything had a religious reason to it. They had a god for almost everything.
2. What ideas the Egyptians had bout the world?
They thought it was surrounded by eternal waters and water was represented by the Nut god. The opposite side of the Earth was for the blessed dead known as Duat.
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view
They had 8 gods that existed in the waters of Nun. A creator known as Atum created a pair of male and female gods. The first two gods Shu and Tefnut had children who were gods. Then they had children who were gods and so on.
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
They are polytheistic but they did worship the god Amun a lot. They thought of him as being a great presence.
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today
The pharaoh would conduct the temple rituals. Pastors today preach daily also.
They also think that praising a god is what you need to do. In our culture some believe in the same that we need to believe in god.
-gabriela guzman
1.Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
He thought that the Egyptians believed that everything had a religious reason to it. They had a god for almost everything. Page 1
2. What ideas the Egyptians had bout the world?
They thought it was surrounded by eternal waters and water was represented by the Nut god. The opposite side of the Earth was for the blessed dead known as Duat. Page 1
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view
They had 8 gods that existed in the waters of Nun. A creator known as Atum created a pair of male and female gods. The first two gods Shu and Tefnut had children who were gods. Then they had children who were gods and so on. Page 2
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
They are polytheistic but they did worship the god Amun a lot. They thought of him as being a great presence. Page 2
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today
The pharaoh would conduct the temple rituals. Pastors today preach daily also.
They also think that praising a god is what you need to do. In our culture some believe in the same that we need to believe in god. Page 3
-gabriela guzman
1.Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
Because the Egyptians had so many gods, some might say too many, to remember and to worship, it might seem, to an outsider, like obsessive and unnecessary effort went into their religious faith. They were very descriptive of the appearance of all of their gods and it seemed like they had a god for everything. It was almost like religion was the only thing that was important to the Egyptians and that their whole world revolved around it.
Pg. 1
2. What ideas did the Egyptians have about the world?
The Egyptians believed that their world was surrounded by water and that the air god Shu separated the earth god Geb and the sky goddess Nut. They believed that across from them was another world where the dead resided.
They also believed that the sun god made a journey across the sky and that each morning he was reborn in the east.
Pg.1
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view
1. The Egyptians believed that the world was created by the god Atum, who was one of the eight gods who lived in the eternal waters of Nun. Atum created two gods, male and female, who started the process of the creation of the universe. From then on the population of the gods grew until there was a group or nine gods called the Ennead.
2. The god Path, the creator of the universe, spoke the names of different things, which were then changed into reality. Khnum, the ram-headed god, created people from a potter’s wheel.
Pg.2
4. Were Egyptians ever monotheists?
No, although they did once become very close to become monotheists. The god Amun was considered as almost a worldwide god and was superior to all of the other gods. This was as close as the Egyptians ever came to becoming monotheists.
Pg.2
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today.
An Egyptian priest serves many gods while a pastor only serves one. In ancient Egypt the pharaoh was said to be the supreme priest and to have the ability to talk to the gods. Today our president is not looked at as a priest and we do not think he has the power to talk to gods. In ancient Egypt the pharaoh was usually always present in the temples by statues or images of himself on the temple walls. We do not have representations of our leaders in our churches today.
Pg.3
-Mallory Caillaud-Jones
1.Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
Herodotus said that Egyptians were 'religious to excess' because religious was everywhere. Quite literally. It was intertwined with just about every aspect of Ancient Egypt.
p.1
2. What ideas the Egyptians had bout the world?
Egyptians believed the world was surrounded by water.
-The sky was thought to be the edge of eternal waters. Represented by the goddess Nut
-Earth represented by the god Geb
-Believed that opposite to the Earth was a parallel land, a netherworld called Duat (home fo the dead and evil creatures)
p.1
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view
Before life began there were eight gods. Each represented something from the boundless watery void. From the void, came a primevel mound. From there came our creator Atum. Atum created a pair - male and female. And so the first couple became the parents of Geb the Earth and Nut the sky. They produced two more gods Osiris and Isis, along with Seth and Nephtyhs.
P.2
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
This a kinda/sorta answer. They came pretty close to being monotheistic. During the New Kingdom, when they worshipped Amun almost as a universal god.
p.2
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today.
They are both connections to the gods (or god). They taught the religion and dedicate themselves to serving their god/gods.
p.3
To Fabiola-
great answers. You provided examples as well and that helped.
To Kelly
I thought #3 was a very concise response.
commenting on: caitlyn mcglynn
I thought your answers were good, but maybe you could have expanded more on your topic, because your answers seemed somewhat short. Other than that, good job.
commenting on: Eulices Monterroso
I thought your answers were good, especially #2. I liked how you specified what gods and used thier names. Nice job.
-Savannah Smith
1.Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
because the Egyptians recognized many gods some of which were associated and depicted as animals. (page 1)
2. What ideas the Egyptians had bout the world?
that their world was surrounded by water, the sky was the edge of eternal waters, the earth represented by the god Geb, was separated by sun god Shu.(page 1)
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view
the 8 precreation gods represented various concepts of the watery void. In this void there was a primeval mound that a creator god named Atum. Then Atum created a male and female gods . this first couple was Shu and represented the air, and Tefnut which represented moisture, they became the parents of Geb, the earth, and Nut, the sky. Geband and Nut had two more important pairs of gods, osiris and Isis, and also Seth and Nephthys.(page 2)
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
not completely they might have worshiped a specific god more but they were never completely monotheists.(page 2)
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today.
Egyptian priests sometimes were at the top of the upper class and had some power. he also preformed a ritual three times a day before they ate, kind of like how Christian pastors say grace today before a meal (page 3)
Tatiana Dixon
1. The Egyptians had a god to almost everything in life. Their religion related to everything. Page 1
2. The Egyptians believed that their world was surrounded by water. The sky was the edge of the eternal waters (represented by the goddess nut), the earth that was represented by the god geb, was separated by the air god shu. Opposite of the earth was a netherworld named duat. (Duat was homed to blessed dead, devious creatures and cursed souls).
They also believed that the cycles of night and day were produced by the sun making a west journey across the sky. Each day the sun god was reborn in the east. page 1
3. An ancient mound appeared out of a watery emptiness and out came a creator god named Atum. Atum then created a male a female pair of gods who started the formation of their known universe. Page 2
4. Every one knows that the Egyptians worshipped many gods (polytheist), but during the new kingdom the god Amun was considered a universal god incorporating all the other gods- so that was as close as to monotheism as they ever got. Page 2
5. Their priest served to their gods, and modern Christian pastors serve to their god. Page 3.
-Alison Robinson
commenting to Donna
It thought that you could've elaborated a little more on your answers...especially number 3.
Kelly Drelles
Reply to haley Young:
I liked your answers, but I think your could have added more to #4 and #5. The priests also took care of the temple that he preached at.
Emma FitzGerald
Reply to Savannah Smith:
I liked your answers. They weren't right from the book; you write them in your own words. I think you rcould have explained #3 a little better though.
Emma FitzGerald
To Maria
i liked your comparisson in question 5. It took me forever to find something that priest and christian pasters have in common.
To Savannah
I could really could understand your answer to question 2, even better than the article explained it.
To Tatiana
Your answer to question 3 is very good. It seems that you really understood the question.
- Alison Robinson
1. they had a god for everything and tehy were very religous. pg 1
2. that the like sky was "eternal waters end" 4
3. created by Atum.pg2
4. yeah. pg 2
5. there preist did it everyday.pg3
1. Herodotus said that the Egyptians were "religious to excess" because the with the Egyptians, everything had to do with the gods. Two or more gods could be combined, and the Egyptians also thought that things such as the moon, the Nile, the sun, etc. were also gods. (page 1)
2. The ideas that the Egyptians had about the world were: That the their world was surrounded by water, and the shy was the edge of the waters (represented by the goddess Nut). The god Geb = earth, and the air god was Shu. The netherworld was known as Duat (home to blessed dead, creatures, etc.) They thought that the gods did everything, never thinking if the earth ever orbited around the sun. (page 1)
3. Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view: 8 precreation gods, each one playing a role. Atum (creator god) made the first male and female gods; Shu (air) and Tefnut (moisture), were the parents of Geb (earth) and Nut (sky). Geb and Nut had 2 more gods, Osiris and Isis, and Seth and Nephthys. This was the first group of nine gods, known as the Ennead. (page 2)
4. The Egyptians were close to monotheism when Amun became the most important god, with lots of temples being built for him, but, this was as close as the Egyptians ever got. (page 2)
5. Egyptian priests are similar to Christian pastors today as they set the boundary between the god(s) and the people who follow them (page 3)
Ava Gumowski
Commenting on: Ethan
I like your answers for questions 1 and 4... For #1 you mentioned some things that they worshipped.
And for #4 you said the names of all the gods. Great Job!
1. Why Greek Historian Herodotus did say that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
They had a god for almost everything if not everything. They had one for pregnancy and even one for getting bitten by a snake. They sometimes even had 2 gods combined or multiply gods for one subject. Page 1
2. What ideas the Egyptians had bout the world?
They thought that their world was pretty much surrounded by water (probably because of the Nile).And the sky was supposed to be the edge of eternal waters and was named Goddess Nut They also thought that on the opposite side of earth there were blessed dead, demons and damned souls. Page 1
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view?
They believed that there was this creation god that came out of a mound and began to make a bunch of other gods. Like first he made the male and female pair of the gods of air and moisture who became the parents of Nut and Geb. And so on and so forth. Page 2
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
There are linking’s that they at one time only believed in one supreme god. So yes. Page 2
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today.
A pharaoh served as the high priest the “species” between gods and regular people. There were priests at the top of the hierarchy who performed their rituals 3 times a day. They were considered very necessary to have around, especially when it came to the building of sacred temples.
Whitney Burney
Commenting on HAnnah tripp. You should've been alittle more specific about number 5
Sorry i meant to say Jon V.
Commenting on: Savannah
I really like your answer for question 1. It was really in depth and well done. Good Job!
Commenting on Justice mason... you did a great job with number 3. u really elaborated.
to tatiana dixon
it would be better if you would elaborate on number four. you could have described the main ruler at the time.
bianca daniels
to justice
you answer to number three was very well written. it containes a lot of important facts. you got the main points.the length of it is good too!
bianca daniels
Commenting on Justice
Yes, it's true that you made grammatical errors, like haley said, but your answers were very in depth and I can tell you really gave this a lot of thought. Good job.
-Matt Hinkel
Fabiola-
Great job on your answers! There was a lot of information and depth in your answers and I enjoyed reading them.
-Matt Hinkel
1.Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
Herodotus said Egyptians were religious to excess because religion was part of everything. The sky the Moon the Sun, everything was some type of God to them. Pge. 1.
2. What ideas the Egyptians had bout the world?
The Egyptians believed that past the sky was a never ending ocean that was represented by the God Nut. They also believed Gods were behind everything in their everyday lives, like the sun, the Nile River, the Moon. Also, the Egyptians believed that there was a type of parallel world on the other side of the Earth that they called Duat. Pge. 1
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view
Egyptians believed that eight Gods existed in the infinite ocean that we call space. A “primeval mound” came to be in the void and out of it came the God Atum. He then created a two more Gods, Shu, the air God, and Tefnut, the water God. These two new Gods then created two more Gods, Geb, the God of Earth and Nut, the God of the sky. Then these two newest Gods created the Gods Osiris and Isis, and also the Gods Seth and Nephthys. The nine Gods all together were called the Ennead. Pge 2.
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
The Egyptians were never true monotheists, but there is some belief that there was one supreme God above all the others during times. One example of this is the God Amun, who was extremely popular during the New Kingdom, which we know because of the huge temples that were built in dedication to him. Pge. 2
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today.
Christian pastors were similar in ways and different in ways to Egyptian priests. Both performed ceremonies for their the people that attended them. They also have main places of worship for their followers. Egyptian priests would leave meals for their Gods at their shrines, which is something Christian pastors wouldn’t do. Christian pastors also only believe in one God, while the Egyptian priests believed in many. Pge. 3
Zac Abid
Reply 2 Ava G.:
-Your questions were very good, and very clear. I didn't understand #5 that much, though.
Reply 2 Haley Young: Your answers were very well detailed and very easy clear. Like Emma said I also agree you could've written more for question #4. Great Job on #2.
--Yasmen Wells
Joel VanDyke 3rd hour
1.Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
Page 1 Everything was religious, the river the land the crops, and everything unexplainable was caused by a certain god
2. What ideas the Egyptians had about the world?
Page 1. They thought that there was the sky above; with its sun and moon and stars, and the Earth below; not round, not floating in space, not spinning.
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view
Page 2. The Egyptians said that Atum was born from Nun and he created the Earth, Air, and Moisture, which created Osiris and Isis, Who created everything else.
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
Page 2. No, but they came close when they worshiped Amun, the universal god that contained all other gods.
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today.
Page 3. Well, both types of priests take care of the “Place of Worship”, but that’s where the similarities end. Catholic priests don’t wash, clothe, and prepare a meal for the cross or the statues of saints, do they?
1.Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
--Because they were so into their religion/s/ that their lives pretty much surrounded it.They had all kinds of gods each for something different.Page: 1; Paragraphs: 1-4
2. What ideas the Egyptians had bout the world?
--They believed that the Gods had everything to do with what happened bout the world, plain and simple. If it rained, a god was behind it. If there was a flood, a god was behind it. Anything & everything was done out of a force of god. Page: 1; Paragraph: 2
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view
--Before the creation of man, their were 8 gods in Nun, the eternal waters were there was "infinite darkness and nothingness". The gods represented "abstract concepts" of the eternal waters. There was this mound that appeared out of the waters and the creator god, Atum, appeared out of it. He created 2 gods, a male and female who started the formation of the universe. Shu, air, and Tefnut, moisture were the first couple and they gave birth to Geb, the Earth, and Nut, the Sky, and then Geb & Nut gave birth to couples Osiris & Isis, & Seth & Nephthys. They gave birth to the civilization of Egypt. Page 2; Section: "In The Beginning"
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
--No, they could choose any gods that appealed to them and they varied throughout the situations the Egyptian was going through. Page 2; Section: "Polytheism/Monotheism" & "Pick A God, Any God..."
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today.
--Ancient Egyptian Priests, were supposedly a link between gods and people. He would make sure the universe was all in order and had to conduct daily rituals. He also got statues, images on the temple walls, etc. The Priests had to perform a ritual 3xs a day, which was: Open up the shrine in the morning at a temple, bath, cloth and "renew the image of god" and then perform rituals to ensure that it is a hospitable home for god, then, leave the god something to eat. Christian pastors aren't neccessarily a "link". They help you learn how to talk to God and learn about him. They aren't really adorned like the egyptian priests were, most of them don't have statues or images plastered throughout their church. Also, most Christian Pastors don't perform rituals like the ones Egyptian Priests did. They would keep their church clean and collect/offer tithe, but nothing as drastic as the priests in Ancient Egypt. Page 3- Priestly Duties
Yasmen Wells
1.Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
The Greek Historian said that because, for the Egyptians, everything focused around religion. Everyday phenomens, I believe the article used the weather as an example, were explained by religious scenarios, such as the gods fighting or the like. (pg 1)
2. What ideas the Egyptians had about the world?
The Egyptians had many different ideas about the world. One was that the world was surrounded by water. Also, they believed that the night and the day were created by the sun god making a journey across the sky. After going beneath the Earth into darkness, the sun god was reborn in the East each day. Some ideas contradict each other. The second belief of the day and night is that the goddess Nut swallowed the sun at night and it took the 12 hours of night to work its way through her body. (page 1)
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view.
Before the beginning of the world, there were 8 gods that existed in the "eternal waters of Nun" in a time of darkness and nothingness. Out of the nothingness, a mound appeared. Then, a creator god appeared and was named Atum. Atum then created a boy and a girl pair of gods who began the process of the formation of the known universe. (page 2)
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
Yes, when the Egyptians belived that the god Atum was a great, infinite divine presence. He was known as a somewhat universal god. (page 2)
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today.
The Egyptian priest and the Christian pastor cannot be compared. They did not have rituals in front of people nor did they do one-on-one counseling. Some were thought to be knowledgable in magic and healing. (page 3)
--Megan Crawford
De'Andreah
i liked how you compared the creation story with the bible that was cool
Yasmen i really liked your answer to # 5 it was really detailed good job. :)
savannah i really liked your answers especially # 1 cuz you put it in your own words so you obviosly know wat your talkin about
.:Donna:.
Commenting on Maria Gonzalez
Your answers were very nicely written, but for #3 you could have also added the other creation story as well as the one you wrote about in your answer.
-Mallory Caillaud-Jones
Commenting on Whitney Burney
I liked how in #2 you made the connection that the Egyptians might have believed that the world was surrounded by water because of the Nile River. I do not agree with you on #4, the Egyptians did once become very close to becoming monotheists but they never did become monotheists.
-Mallory Caillaud-Jones
Mitch,
try making your answers longer.
lexie v.o
commenting Meghan Crawford,
i like your answer to #2. Your explanation was well written.
lexie v.o
COMMENTING ON LEXI VANOTTEREN:
I really liked how you responded throughly to question #1. It was true, that the Egyptians had many gods, and they all had to do with some natural phenomena. However, I don't fully agree with you on #4. The Egyptians at one point "almost"became monothesits,when they moatly worshiped the sun god, but not all the way. Good job on answering the rest of the questions though.
~Fabiola Enriquez
I know I mispelled Monetheists.
~Fabiola Enriquez
COMMENTING ON SAVANNAH SMITH:
I enjoyed reading your answers, because they're mostly short and get right to the point. On most of othem you provide enough detail, but on question #3 you could have added more, since that's a long creation story. You could have mentioned what the names were of some of the gods and what they did. Ex: Shu (air god). Overall good job!
~Fabiola Enriquez
Commenting on MITCH:
You're answers seemed vague and incomplete, a little more depth?
Commenting on MALLORY:
Very well thought out answers, they were to the point. Nice job.
~De'Andreah Hollowell
comment to Yasmen
I liked your answers especially number 5...good job
Kelly Drelles
comment to mitch
your answers were very incomplete...you should probably try a little harder next time
Kelly Drelles
Emily G i thought your answers were really good.
I liked your answer for number 5 even though it was short you didnt really leave out anything.
-gabriela guzman
commenting to may hogan:
your answers were somewhat simple and not very detailed, but they were on the right track
commenting to de'andreah hollowell:
i love how your answers are well thought out and you put your opinion in them, even when it doesn't ask for it...good job
commenting to whitney burney:
i liked your answers. i like how you get right down to the point and don't make it too wordy. also, you put it all in your own words and don't copy it from the text...great job
--MEGAN CRAWFORD
commenting to Ava
I think that your answer to #1 would have been beter if you had included that the gods played a part in every day life. Laura Johnson
1. The Greek historian Herodotus said the Egyptians were religious to excess because they had a god or a combination of gods for everything that they didn't quite understand. Page 1
2. The Egyptians felt that they were completely sorounded by an eternal expanse of water. The sky was thought to be the edge of the water (represented by the godess nut). They also had a god for the earth called geb. There was also a parallel land called Duat. This was home to the dead and demons. Page 1
3. Egyptians believed that 8 gods were around in the endless waters before the world was created. Then a mound appeared and the god atun the creator god emerged. He then created a male and female god to start a line of gods. The fist 9 gods born were the most important. page 2
4. No. They came close with amun who was supposed in incoperate the other gods but they still believed in the other gods. Page 2
5. Egyptian preists were like Christian pastors today because neither did rituals in front of alot of people and they didn't involve themselves in personal matters. However they did sometimes help individual people. Page 3 Laura Johnson
commennting to whitney burney
for #4 i think that the answer is no. they had a main god but there were always others that were woshiped too. Laura Johnson
Savannah Smith- I thought your questions were really thorough and well thought out. I especially liked your number 3.
Gabriella Guzman- I thought your answers could have been a little longer but you did a good job anyway.
May Hogan
Mitch:
Come on, take your homework seriously. You answer to number 4 is one word, you could have gone way more in depth.
May: On number 2 I think it also said something about the dead living in the parallel world.
Whitney, for your answer to question 4, It would have been helpful if you had added the name of the one God that they worshiped
Mitch, Your answers were far too short to answer the questions. The instructions were to both answer the questions and support your answers.
Nate Mulder
Well Jon,
How did Atum get there for #3?
Joel V.D.
Donna,
What about the other gods that weren't animal/human.
Joel VanDyke
Seriously, Mitch, you don't even have to compare your answers to someone else's to see that you didn't do enough.
Joel V.D.
To Hannah:
Yeah, I mean I wonder who the Egyptians went to? Some go to their priests with sins and problems...
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today.
They didn't do the rituals in front of the worshippers and didn't give personal advice and such. The closest thing to that was their healing and magic skills, which only helped individuals sometimes.
Page 3
--Andrea Stewart
To Eulices:
You might've wanted to add to your answer the sames of the two gods, and mention their children.
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptians point of view.
Before creation there were eight gods that lived in the nothingness and darkness. The atum rose to be a creator god.He made a female and a male god to help form the universe. There were more gods who controlled nature. page 2
Comment to Ethan
Hey, Great job on answering question
number 1, by naming all the reason why Herodotus had said such a thing
comment to zac
Nice, answer on question number 4
gave a logical reason to support your answer
joel v, megan c, and laura j-
all of you, well written. i liked how you didnt overload it with stuff but you did get enough background information and details. it also sounded like you really understood it, not just copied down every word.
caitlyn mcglynn
I think that everyone had well thought out answers and they took time to do it right some people though didn't have enogh detail and stuff from the contect to explain their point but every one was on the right track
abby miramon
Comment to Mitch:
Your answers were simple, and easy to read, but, maybe you could have elaborated more?
Comment to May:
I liked your answers. Not to much useless information, but just enough to be able to explain everything.
--Ava G.
Commentng on Eulices #2
I liked your answer. Althoght you probably should've mentioned the under world. I forgot to put the part abou the sun revolving around the earth in mine.
Commenting on Mitch #3
Yes that is correct. Atum (Ra) did create the world. I belive though that you could've had a more descriptive answer.
Commenting on Justice Mason
Question 2- I liked the way you explained what the Egyptians thought they knew about their world. I Especially liked how you listed the Gods that represented the elements like the sky and the air.
Zac Abid
1- I believe that he meant that the Egyptians were very religious and that they based their life around religion. (pg. 1)
2- Some ideas that Egyptians had about the world is that the world was surrounded with water and on the opposite side of the world there was a parallel world called Duat (pg. 1)
3-Creationism from the Egyptians point of view was that 1-there were precreation gods: Shu the air, Tenfnut moisture, Geb the earth and Nut the sky. Geb and Nut had two more gods Orisis, Isis, Seth and Nephthys. Another story is that the god Ptah spoke that people were here and people came. (pg 3)
4- No, not ALL of the Egyptians were monotheists because some tribes and specific people still worshiped more than 1 god. (pg.4)
5- I don’t belie that Egyptian priest and Christian pastors are the same because pastors today don’t use magic or offer up bodies as a living sacrifice. (pg.3)
*Charisse Johnson*
Justice i liked how you went into the different gods for question 2
Hannah i liked how you thought about how imprtant it was to put the page numeber
Charisse Johnson
for Justice, your comments were good but the last 2 were a bit lacking...keep up the good work!
for the 2nd person, I liked your comments but you only got the page number on 1...
Stephen king
To Mitch
your answers do answers the questins but very well, or with effort. you're smat but you got to try a little harder.
To justice,
I really like the way you answered the questions and i think you put alot of work into it.
but i beleive you forgot te page numbers.
:O
try to remember
Thx for the corrective critism and who ever the sixth person was i think u put lots of effert and work in but try to remeber ur name plz
Justice Mason
and hannah tripp i think u did an excellent job of answering questoins and u were very desriptive on ur answer great job
1.He said that the Egyptians were rilgious excess because befor many civilization was really towards religion the Egyptians had been religious conscuse for thousand of years.Pg1
2. The egyptian belived that the sky was the edge of the ocean that everything including the space was reprsented by the gods,Geb( the earth) Nut (the sky) and Shu ( the air).That the suns setting was the sun god Re making his jorny in to the earth and being reborn of the east of the earth that the earth was all that exsited.They used their gods to explain the diffrent phenomenon.Pg1
3.The Egyptian believed that in the begining there were 8 precreation gods who were in a premeval variations concept of bounless watery void; out of this viod appeared a boundless mound from which emerged a creation god named Atem ,who created a male and female god who started the formation of the known universe.The 1st couple Shu and Tefnut became the parents of Geb (earth) and Nut (sky), who then produced two new gods Osiris and Isis and Seth and Nephthys. The nin early gods are none as the Ennead.Or Ptah as he spoke their they were converted intoreality.The ram headed god Khnum created people on a potters wheel.Pg2
4. The Egyptian weren't monotheists for the worshiped many gos and this means that the worshiped only one god.Pg3
5.They are similar to each other because in each of their religions they are the line between their god and the people that worships them.pg.2
Justice Mason
1.They had a god linked to or representative of nearly everything in the world.
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2.They believed that their world was basically surrounded by water. The sky was supposed to be the edge of the eternal waters. The earth represented by the God Geb was seperated by the air represented as the God Shu. On the opposite of the earth was a parallel land of sorts, a netherworld known as the Duat, which was where the dead resided [&&] also it was full of damned souls, devious creautures and demons. They believed that the cycles of night and day were created by the sun god making a westward journey across the sky, After traveling beneath the Earth into the land of darkness, the sun God was triumphantly reborn each day in the east.
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3. The eight precreation gods represented various abstract concepts of this boundless watery void, Out of this void appeared a primeval mound, from which emerged a creator god by the nameof Atum. Atum the proceeded to create a male and female pair of gods who started the process of the known universe. The first couple, Shu, representing air, and Tefnut, representing moisture, became the parents of Geb [the earth], and Nut [the sky]. Artistic depictions survive showing Shu [the air] seperating Geb [the earth] from Nut [the sky]. Geb and nut, in turn produced 2 more pairs of important Gods, Osiris and Iris, along with Seth and Nephthys. That first group of nine early Gods were called the Ennead.
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4. The closest the egyptians ever got to monotheism was with emergence of the God Amun, whose cult was centered at Thebes, especially during the New Kingdom, when huge temples were built for him. Amun was considered a great, infinite, and unknowable divine presence, and he came to be perceived as almost a universal god incorporating all of the other gods.
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5. Egyptian priests are very different from Christian pastors today because the pharoah was the supreme high priests and he was supposed to do all the daily rituals but that was physically impossible because of the amount of temples throughtout the city. So he had priests associated with every temple to do the rituals, to clean the sacred buildings, to make acoounts of the temple estates,income and expenditures. Every morning they would bath, cloth and renew the image of the god and leave the god a meal. Pastors are sort of like the pharoah because they have people in every area of the church working on a different thing. The thing is Christian churches don't have temples and gods. They worship one God. They also don't ahve little images of God and don't feed and cloth him as if he were a live person sitting their with you. The pastor is in control of everything and does alot of hard work but he can't do everything he basically does certain activities for the church and supervises the rest.
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To Mitch-
Next time try and make your answers longer and elaborate more on the questions
To Bianca-
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To Tationa-
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