Egyptian Gods and the After Life

Life after death was a strong belief in ancient Egypt. Read about and/or watch the video about the weighing of the Heart.

1.What is this large creature above and what role does it serve?

2. Having a heavy heart isn't desirable in our society and in court we are judged by a jury of twelve. What connections can you make with this to the weighing of the heart ceremony?

A very important God was Ra. Read about this god Here and Here

3. Many societies have a Sun God as an important god. Even Christianity, that has no specific sun god, often has paintings with sunbursts behind Jesus and other important figures. Why the importance of the Sun?

4. What happened at night to Ra?

5. How many sections was the night divided into? How is this connected to time today?

6. Using photoshop, make your Ammit. Save the photo in photoshop by going file/save as/jpg and then upload the photo to kidblog

7. In kidblog, describe how your Ammit works and what your demon Ammit does.

This Ammit is made from Manitoba animals. The lower half is a polar bear, which gives the Ammit great power and speed over land and water. Polar bears are also afraid of nothing and will hunt anything.  The Ammit has the wings of a Raven, so it can soar up high and find its prey. Ravens are also know as the Tricksters, so this Ammit likes playing pranks. The top of the Ammit is a Buffalo head. So the Ammit is very powerful, stubborn, and thick headed. 

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Put your Ammit along with the description on Kidblog