Religion+and+Politics

California Content Standard:
3. Understand the relationship between religion and the social and political order in Mesopotamia and Egypt. 


 
 * Vocabulary Word.. || Picture.............. || Definition.................................. ||
 * afterlife ||  ||   ||
 * deity ||  ||   ||
 * diplomacy ||  ||   ||
 * nation-state ||  ||   ||
 * civil war ||  ||   ||
 * famine ||  ||   ||
 * polytheism ||  ||   ||
 * mummy ||  ||   ||

 Religion, Politics, and Society
Describe the religion, politics, and society of Ancient Egypt. This section should be written as you would write a research report. You may use your social studies book, library books, encyclopedias, and the internet to find information. Each bulleted point below should be addressed in at least one paragraph. Add pictures to your page to make it more interesting visually. Be sure to cite your sources for any pictures included (do not use copyrighted material) and for any written information you have used.

Include information on:
 * Egyptian religious beliefs, including the belief in the afterlife
 * Roles of Priests and Pharaohs
 * Roles of Gods in the lives of Egyptians
 * How and why they made mummies
 * The purpose of the pyramid
 * The Nile as a source of Egyptian religion


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