Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Questions

a. "Introduction" - Ancient Egyptian history spans how many centuries? What did the people believe Pharaoh was? How did they "achieve immortality"? thirty centuries;A living God so it was very important to keep him happy; to preserve the body of a person once they had died, wrap them up in bandages.
b. "Dead" - What was embalming? Who did the embalming? What role did linen, your body, the priest, natron salt, canopic jars, tools, and oils play in the embalming process? embalming is preparing you for eternal life; a man who practices the art of embalming; linen=badages, your body= this is requered and priests and assistants, the priest= act as a cheif embalmer, natron salt= used to dry out your body once organs are removed, canopic jars= used to store your organs, tools= used to clean out your body and remove certain organs, oils= makes your skin smoove and sweet smelling.
c. "Organs Removed" - Which organs were removed? What did they do with them? liver, lungs, stomach, and intestines; they were stored in the canopic jars
d. "Get Stuffed" - What does "Get Stuffed" refer to? What did they stuff you with? After forty days in natron your body is completely dried out. Your skin is shrivelled and wrinkled and you look like a piece of old leather; mud, sawdust, rags, and chaff
e. "Tomb Bound" - What did they do to get your body ready for the tomb? What was involved in bandaging the body? What might be placed in your tomb if you were rich? They wrapped your body; 20 layers of linen badages; amulets, finger and toe stalls, a portrait mask.
f. "Coffins Etc" - Tell me about Ancient Egyptian coffins. What went in the coffins with the body? What went in the tomb with the coffin? you will have 3 coffins stuffed inside one of another; Pictures of the gods and correct spelling painting on them to protect you; food clothes furniture tools, pleasures jewelry and excesorys your pets a good read regular replies etc....
g. "Your Funeral" - What did an Ancient Egyptian funeral look like? Tell me about the procession. After seventy days you will be barried on the western side of the river, where the sun sets. your coffin is taken there by boat and is then placed on a sledge and pulled o your tomb; the procession= bearers carry food offerings and akll the objects you will need in the afterlife.
h. "Eternal Rest" - Tell me about tomb raiders. What do they do and what do they want?
they want the money the glass the gold jewelry and the Frankincense and Myrrh

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