Afterlife and Pyramids

Front

What was one of the first steps of mummification?

Back

Removing the brain with a hook

Front

Why was mummification performed?

Back

To preserve the body so its ka would find it in the afterlife

Front

Why was the heart weighed?

Back

To decide if a person would be able to go to the afterlife

Front

What was the most important belief to any Egyptian?

Back

The idea of an afterlife

Front

The ancient Egyptians preserved their dead so the ________ could find a home in the afterlife.

Back

soul

Front

Egyptians placed the body in _________, called natron, to preserve the body.

Back

salt

Front

The body was placed in a ___________, or coffin, before being placed in a tomb.

Back

sarcophagus

Front

Which reason best describes why the pyramids were built? Options: To celebrate the royal family, To store the royal family's stuff, To help the pharaoh reach the afterlife, To help desert travelers find Egypt

Back

To help the pharaoh reach the afterlife

Front

Which stone originally covered the surface of the pyramids?

Back

Limestone

Front

Why did they bury the dead with treasures?

Back

They needed it for the afterlife