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Egypt
Mesopotamia
Mummification
Mesopotamian afterlife
Osiris
100
Osiris was the husband of ...
Isis
100
What do people eat in the house of dust?
rocks.
100
Were the dead person's organs left in the body or not?
Not.
100
Which demon's soul did Enkidu see in the House of Dust?
Humbaba's.
100
Why did Seth wish to kill Osiris?
He was jealous of him.
200
The first mummy was...
Osiris
200
What do people drink in the House of Dust?
Dust.
200
The god of mummification was __________.
Anubis.
200
Who died first, Gilgamesh or Enkidu?
Enkidu
200
Who made the box that Osiris was put inside?
Seth
300
In the afterlife, a person could enjoy themselves. True or false.
True.
300
What did Gilgamesh do to try to avoid the afterlife?
Gain immortality.
300
Who was the purpose of mummification?
To prepare a person for burial so that their body would be useful in the afterlife.
300
From whom did Gilgamesh try to learn the secret of immortality?
The Ancient One (Utnapishtim)
300
Who helped Isis mummify the body of Osiris?
Anubis
400
What did Anubis have to do with the afterlife?
He was the god of mummification, which was a preparation for the afterlife.
400
How did Gilgamesh hear about the afterlife?
From his friend Enkidu's visions
400
The organs which are removed from the body are placed into ___________.
Canopic jars.
400
Who told Gilgamesh about the House of Dust?
Enkidu
400
Who found Osiris and brought him back to Egypt?
Isis
500
Which god decided if you could enter the afterlife?
Osiris
500
Why did Gilgamesh fear death?
It was followed by a gloomy afterlife
500
Which organ is removed through the nose?
Brain.
500
Which text tells about Sumeria's view of the afterlife?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
500
How did Osiris die?
He was placed in a box and locked inside