The Ancients
What organ did Ancient Egyptians rarely remove from the body?
The heart
This is the main reason for why burial was outlawed within Roman cities
Sanitation
Festive and rambunctious
This symbol was often displayed on early colonial and puritan gravestones.
Death's Head (Skull and crossbone)
Early undertakers most commonly came from what other profession
Furniture makers, carpenters, cabinet makers
This was the name for the beautiful afterlife in Greek belief, one that originally was only for those related to the Gods.
Elysium
This was the time when most funeral processions would be held
Night
The role of the sexton primarily concerned these activities
Maintain the cemetery and digging graves
Early Puritans rejected elaborate funerals because they associated them with
Catholic excess
These individuals sold items used in the undertaking profession to the actual undertakers
Furnishing undertaker
People in ancient Scandinavia feared their loved ones may return as one of these zombie-like monsters if they weren't properly buried
Draugr
This was the early Roman view that held that a soul lingered near the body after death
Animistic View
Dating back to the ancient Romans, this color was commonly associated with mourning
White
These three items were the most commonly gifted at funerals
Scarves, rings, and gloves
This was the title for the women who briefly had a responsibility of preparing the deceased, before undertakers took over their job functions.
Layers Out of the Dead
He was the god of funerals and embalming in Ancient Egypt
Anubis
These Roman undertakers derived their name from the Goddess of funerals
Libitinarius
This event led to the rise of protestantism and a move away from catholic funeral excess
The Reformation
Mourning gifts began to become less common due to this major event taking place
The Revolutionary War
The clergy often responded to early undertakers in this way
Negatively
In ancient Egypt, this was the portion of the soul that stayed behind with the body.
The Ka
This is one of the reasons burial began to become more popular, besides rising influence of Christianity.
Greek "Mystery Cults," or the rising costs of cremation.
This Catholic belief emphasized that, after a death, a soul remained in purgatory, and others had to pray for them before they could reach heaven. Conveniently, the church charged a fee to assist with this.
Purgatorial Doctrine
While the American and English sexton shared many of the same roles, this was the one distinguishing feature between the two.
The American sexton charged for his services.
He helped to implement sanitary reforms across England in the mid 19th century
Edwin Chadwick