General
Why is an artefact important?
It informs us of the history of the past to inform the future
How many gods and goddesses were there?
Why were ancient egyptians mummified?
to preserve their body for the afterlife
What was the role of the afterlife?
The afterlife granted a person immortality and the opportunity to join the gods and goddesses that they spent their whole lives worshipping
Who were pharaohs believed to be descendant from?
Gods
What is BC and AD?
'Anno Dominis'
'Before Christ'
Why were gods and goddesses important?
Ancient Egyptians worshipped gods because they were considered to be magic and they represented different parts of a persons life so if they worshipped them it would allow them to enter into the afterlife after living an 'honest life'
The brain is pulled out of the nose using a hook, and all other organs are removed and placed in canopic jars
Egyptians were not to sent to hell, they were sent to the_______
Afterlife
Why would Ancient Egyptians practice inbreeding?
To keep the bloodline pure
Define an 'archaeologist' and a 'stratigraphist' and why they are important
An archaeologist studies history through the excavation of sites
An archaeologists studies the contents found, however a stratigraphist looks at the layers of the ground to determine the age of the artefact
Who was Horus?
Horus was the god of the sky and ruler of the world of the living
Why were egyptians buried with amulets?
What was a ritual that dead people needed to undergo before entering into the afterlife?
The weighing of the heart against the feather of Ma'at
Why were farmers important in Ancient Egypt?
Farmers knew the cycle of flooding from the Nile River and provided crop production from the all of Egypt and even most times would not eat what they grew.
Which order do events get ordered on historical timelines (e.g AD either gets ordered in ascending or descending order)
AD gets ordered in ascending order e.g 1, 2, 3, 4
BC gets ordered in descending order e.g 300, 200, 100
Which god leads the dead person into the afterlife?
Osiris, god of the dead and the underworld
What is the opening of the mouth ceremony?
Priest 'opens' the mouth of a mummified body to prepare them for the afterlife
Why did Pharaohs build pyramids?
The pyramids were built as burial places and monuments to the Pharaohs. As part of their religion, the Egyptians believed that the Pharaoh needed certain things to succeed in the afterlife
Why were scribes important?
They were the only one who could read and write and they could interpret the hieroglyphics
Otzi the Iceman the Egyptian mummies have something in common. What is it?
Otzi the iceman was preserved like the mummies by being encassed with ice.
Who was Ammit and what was her role in the 'weighing of the heart ceremony'?
Ammit was the goddess of divine retribution and sat next to the feather of Ma'at as the heart was being weighed ready to devour the heart if it was heavier than the feather
What does it mean by 'leave the heart for judgement'? (which gods are involved?)
The heart is left in the mummification process and taken by Anubis, god of embalming to have the heart weighed against the feather of Ma'at (the goddess of truth and justice) to decide whether the person should be taken to the afterlife
What are the seven steps of the weighing of the heart against the feather of Ma'at?
Anubis leads the dead person to judgement
A row of judges are waiting
Anubis weighs the feather against a feather from Ma'at's headdress
Ammit, a female demon with the head of a crocodile would eat the heart if it was heavier than the feather
Thoth would record the result of the weigh in
Horus leads the dead person to Osiris
Osiris leads the dead person (if their heart is lighter than the feather) to the afterlife
What are the 6 roles in Ancient Egypt? IN ORDER
2.Viziers
3.Scribes
4.Nobles
5. Peasants and Farmers
6. Slaves and Servants