Maat
Maat means balance, truth, and doing what is right. People showed the idea as a feather.
More to know: Kings said they kept maat. It was a rule for leaders, not only a picture on a wall.
Stories, not science facts
Beliefs
Ancient Egyptians told stories about gods, fairness, and life after death. You can learn the stories without having to believe them.
Try the feather scale
This is the weighing-of-the-heart story, told kindly. It is not a real test. A kind act makes the heart lighter. A mean act makes it heavy.
The scale is waiting. Pick an act.
The story is about fairness. A light heart and the feather stay in balance.
Meet a god
These are gods from temples and stories. They were not real people you could visit.
Ra
A sun god. Kings liked to be called his son.
More to know: Later he was joined with Amun. People said Amun-Ra.