They worshipped hundreds of gods and goddesses
The Pharaohs religious symbols were the flail and the crook
Every Pharaoh had a job to build a temple to worship
In return, the gods blessed the people with good health, good harvests, and victory in war.
Temples have survived longer than any other type of building
The largest and most important holy site in Egypt was in Karnat
The temples 3,500 years old
People have found traces of structure from 1,500 years ago
They believed that the statues they made had the gods inside of them
Only the most important gods had their temples and priests
The most important rituals were all about caring for the statue where the god’s spirit believed to live
The Pharaohs religious symbols were the flail and the crook
Every Pharaoh had a job to build a temple to worship
In return, the gods blessed the people with good health, good harvests, and victory in war.
Temples have survived longer than any other type of building
The largest and most important holy site in Egypt was in Karnat
The temples 3,500 years old
People have found traces of structure from 1,500 years ago
They believed that the statues they made had the gods inside of them
Only the most important gods had their temples and priests
The most important rituals were all about caring for the statue where the god’s spirit believed to live