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Which are some prominent gods of Ancient Egypt?   The Ancient Egyptians had many gods and goddesses- over 2000, in-fact! Unlike other ancient cultures, whose gods looked somewhat like people, most Egyptian gods had an animal head. 'Ra' was the most important God. He was the lord of all the gods and was usually shown in human form with a falcon head, crowned with the sun disc encircled by a sacred cobra. The king of gods was Amun, and when Amun was combined with the Sun God Ra, he was even more powerful. He was then called Amun-Ra. Bastet, the daughter of Sun God Ra, was the Goddess of Protection and of household entertainment. Thoth was the God of Wisdom, writing and knowledge, while Sobek was the God of the Nile. Horus was the God of Sky, Geb was the Earth God, and Tefnut was the Goddess of Rain. Osiris was an ancient Egyptian God of Growing Things.    Sekmet was the Goddess of War and Battle while Anubis was God of Embalmingand the Dead. The Egyptians beli...

Why is the civilization of Ancient Egypt awe-inspiring? The civilization of Ancient Egypt lasted for over three thousand years. When did this civilization begin? Well, farmers first settled in Egypt along the River Nile around 5000 BC. Egypt is mainly made up of hot deserts and receives little rainfall. Without the River Nile, the whole area would be just a barren desert. All of Egypt depended on River Nile for water, food, and transportation. The Nile would flood each year, coating the land on either side of the river with, thick black mud. This mud was ideal for growing crops. In short, Nile provides the ancient Egyptians with fertile land which helped them to grow their crops and raise their animals. Gradually, two separate kingdoms, ruled by different kings, developed along Nile River. The kingdom in Upper Egypt-the area on both sides of the Nile- was known as the White Crown, and the kingdom in lower Egypt was called the Red Crown. Around 3200 BC, the two were united ...