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12 Cards in this Set
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What is the Cosmic cycle?
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The idea that the universe goes from order to chaos and back to order.
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Most Egyptian myths and religious beliefs originated in what city?
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Heliopolis (Sun City)
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What was the political capital of Egypt?
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Memphis
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What was the name of the primordial ocean? What did it represent?
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Nun (pronounced "noon", represented chaos and disorder.
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What is the name of the sun god that arose over the primordial hill? What did he represent?
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Re was the name of the sun god
Represents order and life |
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What were the two 1st generation gods? And what did they represent?
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Chou (Dry) -> Order
Tefnout (Wet) -> Disorder |
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What were the two 2nd generation gods? And what did they represent?
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Nout (Sky god) -> Order
Geb (Earth god) -> Disorder |
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What were the two 3nd generation god COUPLES? And what did they represent?
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Isis and Osiris: King and Queen of Gods(order and fertility)
Seth and Nephtys: Sterile (destruction and disorder) |
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What happens to Osiris?
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Seth becomes jealous and tears him to pieces. (disorder) Isis takes the pieces and puts them back together.
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Who was Oriris's son and what did he become after he was born?
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Horus, became king of the universe.
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What is the myth of human chaos involving Re.
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Human beings became so chaotic and lawless that is sent to destroy them with a laser beam.
He is given beer. |
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Who was the king of Shurrupak?
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Utna Pishtim
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