Egypt Religion of DEATH

Which of the following was the main focus of the Egyptian religion

• living a pure life in this world

• getting to the afterlife

• meditating frequently in order to obtain nirvana

• a persons soul was reincarnated multiple times in order to achieve a higher form of purity

What was the largest social group in Egypt because they provided the food?

• farmers

• priests

• craftsmen

• pharaohs

Why did the Egyptians preserve their dead?

• believed that the soul had to link with an intact body to get to the afterlife

• believed the dead needed to have big funerals in order to glorify peoples lives

• believed that there was no afterlife, so they wanted to keep the body intact in case science cures death

• believed that the dead would come back unless they were wrapped up tight

Which job in Egypt would have been in charge of the burial ceremonies as well as mummification?

• priests

• scribes

• craftsmen

• farmers

The greatest pyramid in the world was built for whom?

• Menes

• Ramses

• Khufu

• Ahmose

Where did the Egyptians bury their dead royalty after they stopped making pyramids?

• the sands of the desert

• tossed them into the waters of the Nile

• the Valley of Kings

• Nubia

These structures were used to house the dead of royalty in Egypt.

• Ziggurats

• Synagogues

• Temples

• Pyramids

Who was the top of the social hierarchy in Egyptian society?

• craftspeople

• farmers

• scribes

• pharaohs

In the ancient Egyptian belief system, what did they call their life force?

• the spirit

• the chakra

• the ka

• the atman

Where does Upper Egypt get its name from?

• it was located upriver and was higher in elevation from the surrounding land

• the was located downriver and lower in elevation from the surrounding land

• it was in the northern part of Egypt and therefore in the upper part

• it was in the top part of Egypt and located to the north