Chapter 7 Lesson 2 - - Life in Ancient Egypt Notes
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afterlife |
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embalm |
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mummy |
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Hieroglyphics |
I. The Egyptian Religion
A. The Egyptians believed in an afterlife
1. Preparation of the body
a. Removal of the organs and placement in canopic
jars.
b. embalming the dead body to be preserved
c. embalming changed the body into a mummy
2. Body placed in a tomb
a. Things found in tombs were:
1. food 2. gold
3. jewels 4. jewelry
5. clothes 6. games
7. mummies of dead animals
b. Things were important to have in the tomb because
Ancient Egyptians believed that a person’s spirit
couldn’t use all of the above possessions in the
afterlife, but if the body was preserved it could use
it in the afterlife.
c. Egyptians believed the objects and paintings in a
tomb would help a person’s journey into the
afterlife
II. The Book of the Dead
Book containing hymns, prayers, & magic spells from tombs
1. Weighing the heart against the feather of truth
a. Egyptians believed the heart was the center of
intelligence.
b. If heart was full of sin they believed in second death
never to return again
c. If heart was good, it would go on to a happy
afterlife