World Mythology · Unit 5
Egyptian Myths
Ra, Osiris, Isis, Anubis and the Egyptian afterlife
Egyptian religion ran for three thousand years, so its stories exist in several incompatible versions - different cities favoured different gods and the same god could have contradictory parentage.
The unit covers Ra and the sun's daily journey, the Osiris cycle, Anubis and mummification, the animal-headed gods, and the weighing of the heart.
This unit breaks down into 19 short steps and 114 questions, starting at difficulty 1 and building to 3. Below you can see exactly what it covers, how the path is structured, and worked examples with explanations.
- Steps
- 19
- Questions
- 114
- Difficulty
- 1-3
What this unit covers
- Osiris, Isis and Horus
- Anubis and Mummies
- Animal-Headed Gods
- The Afterlife and the Weighing of the Heart
- Ra and the Sun
Where this fits
Pairs with History's Ancient Egypt, which covers the same culture politically.
Where people slip
The animal heads are not literal descriptions. They are visual shorthand for a god's domain, which is why the same god appears with different heads in different periods.
How the unit is structured
Egyptian Myths runs as 19 short steps that unlock in order. 14 are practice rounds and 5 are challenge rounds that pull together everything before them. Questions start at difficulty 1 and climb to 3 as you progress.
Challenge rounds
Example questions
30 real questions from this unit, with the answer and the reason behind it, grouped by what they practise. There are 114 in the unit altogether.
Animal-Headed Gods
- Fill the blankLevel 2
1. The ram-headed god ____ was said to shape people on a potter's wheel.
- Khnumcorrect
- Geb
- Shu
- Horus
Khnum moulded human bodies from Nile clay.
- Match the pairsLevel 2
2. Match each Egyptian god to their animal.
Answer: Anubis = Jackal; Horus = Falcon; Bastet = Cat; Sobek = Crocodile
Egyptians recognised gods instantly by their animal heads.
- Odd one outLevel 2
3. Which of these is NOT an Egyptian god?
- Poseidoncorrect
- Isis
- Thoth
- Bastet
Poseidon is Greek. Isis, Thoth and Bastet are Egyptian.
- Build the sentenceLevel 3
4. Build a sentence about the duty of the pharaoh.
Answer: The pharaoh had to keep order
The pharaoh had to keep ma'at, the right order of the world.
- Choose all that applyLevel 3
5. Which of these were animal forms of Egyptian gods? Pick all that apply.
- Ibiscorrect
- Falconcorrect
- Ramcorrect
- Penguin
The ibis, falcon and ram all represented Egyptian gods.
- Multiple choiceLevel 3
6. Which god of Memphis was said to create the world by thought and speech?
- Ptahcorrect
- Sobek
- Min
- Montu
Ptah conceived the world in his heart and brought it into being with his words.
Anubis and Mummies
- Fact or fibLevel 1
7. Egyptians buried food, jewellery and treasures with the dead.
Answer: True
True. They believed the dead would need these things in the next life.
- Fill the blankLevel 1
8. A body wrapped in linen bandages to keep it safe for ever is called a ____.
- mummycorrect
- statue
- pyramid
- scroll
Mummies were wrapped in many layers of linen.
- Multiple choiceLevel 1
9. Which animal's head did the god Anubis have?
- A jackalcorrect
- A crocodile
- A hawk
- A hippo
Anubis had the head of a jackal, a wild dog of the desert.
- Guess the numberLevel 2
10. How many canopic jars were used in a full Egyptian burial?
Answer: 4 jars
Four jars held the preserved organs, one for each son of Horus.
- Spell itLevel 2
11. Spell the name of the jackal-headed Egyptian god of mummies.
Answer: Anubis
Anubis is spelled A-n-u-b-i-s.
- Match the pairsLevel 3
12. Match each son of Horus to the organ his canopic jar protected.
Answer: Imsety = The liver; Hapy = The lungs; Duamutef = The stomach; Qebehsenuef = The intestines
Each of the four jars had its own guardian and its own organ.
Osiris, Isis and Horus
- Match the pairsLevel 1
13. Match each Egyptian god to their role in the family story.
Answer: Osiris = The murdered king; Isis = The devoted wife; Set = The jealous brother; Horus = The avenging son
The Osiris family story is the most famous myth of ancient Egypt.
- Fact or fibLevel 2
14. Isis used her magic to bring Osiris back so he could rule the land of the dead.
Answer: True
True. Her magic restored him, and he became king of the afterlife.
- Fill the blankLevel 2
15. The god ____ was the god of the desert, storms and chaos.
- Setcorrect
- Ptah
- Hapi
- Nut
Set brought disorder, storms and the harsh desert.
- Multiple choiceLevel 2
16. Which goddess was famous for her powerful magic and for protecting her family?
- Isiscorrect
- Sekhmet
- Taweret
- Nut
Isis used her magic to restore Osiris and protect her son Horus.
- Choose all that applyLevel 3
17. Which crowns or symbols belong to Egyptian kingship? Pick all that apply.
- The double crown of Upper and Lower Egyptcorrect
- The crook and flailcorrect
- The uraeus cobracorrect
- The laurel wreath
The double crown, the crook and flail, and the uraeus cobra all marked the pharaoh.
- Put in orderLevel 3
18. Put the myth of Osiris in order.
Answer: Osiris rules Egypt as king -> Set kills him and takes the throne -> Isis restores Osiris with magic -> Horus defeats Set and becomes king
Osiris ruled, was killed by Set, restored by Isis, and avenged by Horus.
Ra and the Sun
- Fill the blankLevel 1
19. Egyptians believed Ra travelled through the ____ at night and rose again in the morning.
- underworldcorrect
- desert market
- pyramid
- garden
Ra sailed through the underworld each night before rising at dawn.
- Picture questionLevel 1
20. ☀️ Which Egyptian god does this symbol stand for?
- Racorrect
- Anubis
- Isis
- Set
The sun stands for Ra, the sun god.
- Choose all that applyLevel 2
21. Which gods were creator gods in different Egyptian cities? Pick all that apply.
- Atumcorrect
- Ptahcorrect
- Amuncorrect
- Anubis
Different cities honoured different creators, including Atum, Ptah and Amun.
- Fact or fibLevel 2
22. The Egyptians thought the Sun disappeared for ever every evening.
Answer: False
False. They believed Ra journeyed through the night and returned each dawn.
- Multiple choiceLevel 2
23. How did the Egyptians say Ra crossed the sky?
- In a boatcorrect
- On a camel
- In a chariot pulled by lions
- On a giant bird
Ra sailed across the sky in a boat, called the solar barque.
- Put in orderLevel 3
24. Put the Heliopolitan generations of gods in order.
Answer: Atum rises from Nun -> Shu and Tefnut -> Geb and Nut -> Osiris, Isis, Set and Nephthys
Atum created Shu and Tefnut, who bore Geb and Nut, whose children included Osiris and Isis.
The Afterlife and the Weighing of the Heart
- Fact or fibLevel 1
25. Only the pharaoh could ever hope for an afterlife in Egyptian belief.
Answer: False
False. Over time ordinary Egyptians also hoped to reach the Field of Reeds.
- Multiple choiceLevel 1
26. What was the heart weighed against?
- A feathercorrect
- A gold coin
- A stone
- A loaf of bread
It was balanced against the light feather of Ma'at, goddess of truth.
- Put in orderLevel 1
27. Put these steps of an Egyptian burial in order.
Answer: The body is dried and wrapped -> It is placed in a decorated coffin -> It is buried with food and treasures -> The heart is weighed in the afterlife
The body was dried and wrapped, placed in a coffin, buried with treasures, and the heart was judged.
- Choose all that applyLevel 2
28. Which things were put in Egyptian tombs? Pick all that apply.
- Food and drinkcorrect
- Jewellerycorrect
- Small servant statuescorrect
- Mobile phones
Food, jewellery and small servant figures were all packed for the next life.
- Fill the blankLevel 2
29. The huge stone tombs built for early pharaohs were called ____.
- pyramidscorrect
- castles
- cottages
- lighthouses
Pyramids were built as tombs for the kings of Egypt.
- Sort into groupsLevel 3
30. Sort each text by the period it belongs to.
Answer: Pyramid Texts = Old Kingdom; Coffin Texts = Middle Kingdom; Book of the Dead = New Kingdom
Egyptian funerary writing developed from Pyramid Texts to Coffin Texts to the Book of the Dead.
Where these questions come from. Each unit starts as a plan of the concepts it should cover and the difficulty it should span. Questions are written against that plan with AI assistance, then checked by a validator that rejects anything without a single defensible answer, an explanation, or plausible wrong options. How we write questions sets out the whole process, and corrections are fixed in the bank and reach the site and the app the same day.
How you practise
This unit mixes 14 different question formats, so you are recalling and applying rather than recognising the same layout every time.
- Build the sentence
- Choose all that apply
- Fact or fib
- Fill the blank
- Guess the number
- Match the pairs
- Multiple choice
- Odd one out
- Picture question
- Put in order
- Sort into groups
- Spell it
- True or false
- Type the answer
Practise Egyptian Myths
114 questions across 19 steps. Start with step one and crawl at your own pace.
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Explainers from our blog on what this unit covers. Each one ends with real questions from the bank.
- Who Was Anubis in Egyptian Mythology?Meet the jackal headed god of mummification, the weighing of the heart and the journey into the afterlife.August 28, 2026 · 5 min read
- Who Was Osiris in Egyptian Mythology?The murdered king who became lord of the afterlife, and the story of Isis, Set and the first resurrection.August 28, 2026 · 6 min read
- Who Was Ra, the Egyptian Sun God?Who was Ra, the Egyptian sun god? His daily journey across the sky, his nightly battle with a serpent, and why he was the centre of Egyptian religion.August 28, 2026 · 5 min read
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