Egypt Quiz Practice Flashcards
Ramses Reign:
66-70 years
To awaken corpses’ senses in the afterlife.
Opening of the Mouth Ritual
Where many generations of pharaohs were buried/ entombed, located outside the village SitMaat.
The Valley of the Kings.
Who is Ramosa?
Ramses’ royal scribe and tomb builder.
How does Geography affect their belief system?
They lived along the Nile, on a small area of land that was fertile, and surrounding that was a desert. Living in a small survivable area surrounded by death made them aware of their own mortality.
Why do they preserve the body after death?
So the soul could use it on the afterlife. If you don’t have a useable body, you can’t get in to the afterlife.
What is Natron?
A natural desert salt.
How long does it take to mummify a body?
Up to 70 days.
What was the Cult of Osiris?
A Cult of people that worshipped Osiris, people came to Abydos to pray to Osiris for eternal life.
How do they invision the afterlife?
Identical to this one.
What else is buried with the king?
Pets, food, wine, beer, gold, servants, sometimes clay models of food, everything they would need in their real life.
Creation Belief
At fist, all there was was the Primeval Ocean, and it drained away until the Primeval mound, a pyramid shaped island was revealed. They believe that life is eternal, and begins over and over again.
What does the pyramid symbolize?
The primeval mound, eternal life. The promise of life’s return, resurrection and regrowth.
Who is Osiris?
God of the dead and resurrection, ruler of the underworld, and judge of the dead.
What are sacrificial bowls? How were they used?
They were clay bowls that people would place letters and prayers written to dead relatives asking for help and advice. They were left in the city Abydos.
What are amulets used for?
Warding off evil spirits, as a reminder to have a pure heart, used for protection.
Whose tomb was the only found intact? How many objects?
King Tut’s, over 5,000 objects.
Who did Ramses sign a treaty with?
The Hittites.
Who is the “God of the Sky”?
Nut.
Heart Scarab?
Clay scarabs that were placed over a dead body’s heart that had a spell on it that basically said “I was a good person and deserve to pass into the underworld.”
What are Ushubtes?
Little clay figures that would be used as servants in the afterlife, the wealthier you were, the more servants you had.
Amen Karnak Temple: Who found it?
Kent Weeks, he also found the burial chambers of all of Ramses’ 45 sons, the temple was located in Abydos, where the Cult of Osiris was.
How are Romans influenced by Egyptian beliefs?
They mummified the dead emperors, put paintings of the dead on the head of the mummified body like the Egyptian death masks, picked up the idea of Resurrection and life after death from the Egyptians.
