Lost Civ Test
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- What is the Cosmic cycle?
- The idea that the universe goes from order to chaos and back to order.
- Most Egyptian myths and religious beliefs originated in what city?
- Heliopolis (Sun City)
- What was the political capital of Egypt?
- Memphis
- What was the name of the primordial ocean? What did it represent?
- Nun (pronounced "noon", represented chaos and disorder.
- What is the name of the sun god that arose over the primordial hill? What did he represent?
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Re was the name of the sun god
Represents order and life - What were the two 1st generation gods? And what did they represent?
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Chou (Dry) -> Order
Tefnout (Wet) -> Disorder - What were the two 2nd generation gods? And what did they represent?
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Nout (Sky god) -> Order
Geb (Earth god) -> Disorder - What were the two 3nd generation god COUPLES? And what did they represent?
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Isis and Osiris: King and Queen of Gods(order and fertility)
Seth and Nephtys: Sterile (destruction and disorder) - What happens to Osiris?
- Seth becomes jealous and tears him to pieces. (disorder) Isis takes the pieces and puts them back together.
- Who was Oriris's son and what did he become after he was born?
- Horus, became king of the universe.
- What is the myth of human chaos involving Re.
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Human beings became so chaotic and lawless that is sent to destroy them with a laser beam.
He is given beer. - Who was the king of Shurrupak?
- Utna Pishtim