Answering these questions enables you to relate material from the text to your own personal experiences.
Make a case for the existence of many gods. Make an equally convincing case against polytheism.
Design a polytheistic pantheon. Identify and provide the function of and relationship between the gods.
Write a hymn to one of the gods you create.
Using ancient Egypt’s cult of the dead as a model, describe current views on death and burial in your own religious culture. What specific beliefs and practices are familiar to you from your own family experience of death and burial?
Which single artifact from the ancient civilization of Egypt do you find most mysterious? Which would you most like to research firsthand? Why?
