Mark each statement if it was a characteristic of egyptian religion before the reign of akhenaten. a. the egyptians worshiped many gods. b. egyptian priests had very little power. c. the people worshiped re, the god of the sun. d. egyptian gods were closely connected to nature. e. religion had little influence on the lives of the egyptians.

A. The Egyptians worshiped many gods: TRUE. It was after Akhenaten reforms that worshiping the god Amon was forbbiden, and Aton became the principal god.

B. Egyptian priests have very little power: FALSE. The cleric was very powerful because they have the authority to connect normal people with the divinity, which means they also had political power. It was after Akhenaten reforms that the priests lost their roles because Pharaoh declared that he was the only representation of god on earth.

C. The people worshiped Re, the god of the sun: TRUE. One of the many gods that Egyptians worshiped was Re, also known as Ra, but when Akhenaten made Aton the principal god, Aton took the place as god of the sun.

D. Egyptian gods were closely connected to nature: TRUE. Many gods represented natural phenomena, such as the day and the night, the Nile river and the life in it, the fertilization of the land and cultivation.

E. Religion had little influence on the lives of the Egyptians: FALSE. The religion had a major role in Egyptian culture, the explanation of daily events was attributed to the gods, and they believed that each action and posesions in life would have a consecuence in afterlife, because of that, the funeral rituals had great importance.  

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