Ancient Egyptian Religious Beliefs

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What is the best synonym for the Egyptian word "Ka"?

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Soul

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Place the following events in sequence:
A. A body is washed in Natron
B. A body is wrapped up in bandages.
C. A body's internal organs are removed.

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A, C, B

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What might you find in canopic jars? A mummy's ka, A mummy's internal organs, A mummy's possessions, A mummy's limbs

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A mummy's internal organs

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According to ancient Egyptian beliefs, what might happen to a body if it's not preserved after death?

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The spirit would lose its identity in the afterlife.

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What was a sarcophagus?

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a coffin

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What can you conclude from the fact that the Egyptians painted the walls of the mummies' tombs with pictures of servants, food and animals?

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They believe the dead needed these things in the afterlife.

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Polytheism

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the belief in many gods/goddesses

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The large stone coffin that holds the other wooden coffins is called a

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Sarcophagus

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How did ancient Egyptians show their belief in an after life? Options: They believed in only one god, They preserved (Mummified) the bodies of the dead, They became famous warriors, They prayed in temples everyday

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They preserved (Mummified) the bodies of the dead

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Why did the ancient Egyptians place the favorite belongings of the pharaoh in his tomb?

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So they could be used by the pharaoh in the next life