What were Egyptian temples used for?
Q: What were Egyptian temples used for?
A: Egyptian temples were buildings used for the official worship of the gods in ancient Egypt. They were seen as houses for the gods and sometimes specially made for pharaohs (kings). People would give offerings (gifts) to the gods and show stories of the gods through festivals.
Q: Who was responsible for providing and caring for the temples?
A: The pharaohs were responsible for providing and caring for the temples, which required a lot of labor and material. This responsibility was given to priests, while most ordinary people did not take part in ceremonies or enter special parts of the temple.
Q: What was the most important part of a temple?
A: The most important part of a temple was its sanctuary, which was usually home to a statue of a god. It was also considered to be very secret and special place.
Q: How did Egyptian temples change over time?
A: In early years, around 3000 BCE, Egyptian temples were small but as time went on they became bigger with more rooms added by priests and pharaohs that had lots of decoration related to their religion. By New Kingdom times (c.1550-1070 BCE) they had become huge stone buildings arranged in special ways related to their religion with halls, open areas, large entrance pillars and an outer wall containing other buildings inside it too.
Q: What happened when Christianity came into play?
A: When Christianity came into play it brought more pressure on Egyptian religion leading to many temples being closed in 550 CE after hundreds of years where they had been damaged or neglected due to lack of interest from people at that time period.
Q: How have Egyptologists studied surviving temples?
A: Egyptologists have studied surviving temples by studying their remains as well as looking at what still exists today in order to gain insight into ancient Egyptian society. They continue this study today with some becoming famous tourist attractions bringing money into modern day Egypt too.
