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Khnum, the Ram Headed God of Inundations

Khnum was the god of the first cataract.He had the horns of the oldest specie of ram in Egypt on his head. He was portrayed as a robust and muscular man.Khnum had a wife called Anukis. Khnum was worshiped back in 3000b.c. Due to his strong association with the flooding of the Nile, he was made deity of the first cataract. He was worshiped for his role as god of fertility and inundations. Khnum also recieved th title "Lord of the Crocodiles" due to his strong affiliation with the Nile,

BIBLIOGRAPHY Google. (2010). Khnum. Retrieved August 30, 2010, from www.google.com.au: www.crystalinks.com/khnum.png Encyclopedia Britannica. (2010). Khnum. Retrieved August 24, 2010, from Encylclopedia Britannica: http://school.eb.com.au/all/eb/article-9045324?query=khnum&ct=null Visuwords Online Graphical Dictionary. (n.d.). Retrieved August 30, 2010, from Visuwords: http://www.visuwords.com Encarta, M. (n.d.). Retrieved August 30, 2010, from dictionary.msn.com/ -

** WORKSPACE ** Glossary of Terms for Ancient Egyptian Religion
 * 1) Polytheism - the belief in multiple gods.
 * 2) Monotheism - the belief in a single and only god.
 * 3) Myth - a traditional story used to explain or get a message across, normally fiction.
 * 4) Temple - a place of worship of gods.
 * 5) Worship - to praise a god and treat them with ultimate respect.
 * 6) Deity - another word for a god.
 * 7) Mythology - a group of myths unique to a culture or group of people.

Egyptians had polythesim and montheism beliefs. They would wordhip the deity in temples, places of worship.

BIBLIOGRAPHY Visuwords Online Graphical Dictionary. (n.d.). Retrieved August 30, 2010, from Visuwords: http://www.visuwords.com Encarta, M. (n.d.). Retrieved August 30, 2010, from dictionary.msn.com/ -

Facts on File. (2010). //Khnum//. Retrieved August 25, 2010, from Facts on File: http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE49&NewItemID=True
 * [A paragraph in my own words, using each of the above terms.] [**insert voki here]

Role, Description, Family, Interesting

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Key Points from Encyclopedia Britannica
 * God of fertitlity - I
 * Associated with feritle water-I
 * Ram Head- D
 * He was worshipped from the first dynasty c. 2925-2775 b.c.e - I
 * Associated with procreation -I
 * He was worshiped as early as 3000b.c -I
 * Khnum had a wife called Anukis -F

Bibliography Encyclopedia Britannica. (2010). //Khnum//. Retrieved August 24, 2010, from Encylclopedia Britannica: http://school.eb.com.au/all/eb/article-9045324?query=khnum&ct=null


 * Key Points form Facts on File**
 * He was deity of the first cataract. -R
 * He was the god of inudations -I
 * Khnum wore the horns of the oldest specie of ram in Egypt - D
 * Khnum was protrayed as a robust and muscular man with a rams head -R
 * He controlled the annual flooding of the Nile -R
 * He recieved the title " Lord of the Crocodiles" due to the strong affiliation with the Nile. - I
 * When Khnum was mummified he was elaborately wrapped and decorated with gilded masks. - D/I

Bibliography  Facts on File. (2010). //Khnum//. Retrieved August 25, 2010, from Facts on File: http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE49&NewItemID=True


 * Key Points from Books**

Encarta, M. (n.d.). Retrieved August 30, 2010, from dictionary.msn.com/ -


 * Top TEN Key Points**
 * 1) Khnum was the god of inundations
 * 2) He wore the horns of the oldest specie of ram in Egypt.
 * 3) He was the god of fertitlity.
 * 4) He had a wife named Anukis
 * 5) He was worshipped as early as 3000 b.c.
 * 6) He was portrayed as a muscular and robust man.
 * 7) He was associated with the annual flooding of the Nile
 * 8) He was the diety of the first cataract.
 * 9) He was ram headed.
 * 10) Khnum was associated with procreation in Acient Egypt.


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 * What does your god reveal about Egyptian society?** //(Length - 1 Paragraph )//

//You might like to think about what it tells us about Ancient Egyptian …//

Khnum valued the way that Egyptians acknowledged the importance of the annual flood. He was god of the first cataract, inundations and fertlity. He played an important role in helping the flooding process work.

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What did you enjoy most about this task? I enjoyed learning about Khnum and how he was praised by the Egyptian society.

What did you enjoy least about this task? I liked it all.

What did you find the most challenging? I found that combining the 10 glossary words into a paragraph was challenging.