5 fast facts about Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptian pyramids were sometimes ... Horus (a falcon-shaped god of war and the sky) and Maat (the goddess of order). Ancient Egyptians believed that ...

In ancient Egyptian mythology, one of the first steps in navigating the underworld was to weigh a person's deeds against the feather of Maat, who was a god associated with truth, justice and order.

Excavations in Egypt's Nile Delta have revealed ancient Egyptian multistory "tower" houses, a ceremonial building dedicated ...

Maat Central to Egyptian religion was 'Maat' - the rightful order of the universe, established by the gods at the beginning of time. If Maat was lost, the country could experience chaos - 'Isfet'.

The ancient Egyptians worshipped many thousands of gods and deities who ruled over all aspects of their lives. Find out more about ancient Egyptian gods in this BBC Bitesize year 5/6 history guide.