Religious Practices in Egypt

Question 1

polytheism

Answer 1

they believed in multiple gods and goddesses that served a different purpose

Question 2

cats

Answer 2

Egyptians thought they were mythical creatures and would mummify them

Question 3

mummification

Answer 3

dry desert heat preserved bodies

Question 4

embalming

Answer 4

preserving the body with chemicals and wrapping it in linen cloth

Question 5

Polytheism + Mummification

Answer 5

body met the soul in the afterlife
preparing the body well insured it would be ready for afterlife
wealthy and powerful had the best mummification

Question 6

pharaoh

Answer 6

viewed as “god-like” and was buried in a sarcophagus inside pyramids with possessions

Question 7

Great Pyramids of Giza

Answer 7

know as the “Tombs of the Pharaohs” they were a problem because tomb raiders stole all the riches and goods

Question 8

Book of the Dead

Answer 8

assisted dead in the afterlife
had hymns, spells, and instructions
written on papyrus and placed in tomb with the body