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  • _______________ is known as the god who is in charge of the underworld and is the judge of the dead.
    Osiris
  • A process used on the dead to properly preserve their body.
    Mummification
  • The Egyptians would pull the ___________ out through the nose and would throw it away since they did not consider it to control the body.
    Brain
  • ______________ is the most important deity. He is the sun god. Responsible for the sun rising and setting as he sails his boat across the sky between heaven and earth.
    Re
  • How did the Ancient Egyptians represent their gods/goddesses?
    They represented their gods/goddesses with animals or humans with animal heads. They also had built temples that held a golden statue of the god locked in a spe
  • ___________________ is the messenger to Osiris. Is the guard of the scales during the weighing of the heart ceremony. They are also the god of the mummification and embalming process.
    Anubis
  • ___________ was a process that was used on the dead. The Egyptians would remove the intestines, stomach, liver, and lungs.
    Embalmer
  • Who was at the top of the social class pyramid?
    Pharaoh
  • How did the Egyptians believe you were judged in the afterlife? What happened to those who were deemed unworthy and those who were deemed worthy?
    Your heart, which bore a record of your past deeds, was weighed on a scale against a feather of truth. If you were deemed unworthy, Anubis would throw you to th
  • A complex system of writing that implements drawings
    Hieroglyphics
  • ____________________ was considered the most dangerous part of the journey.
    Hall of two truths
  • The priests performed _______________________ which was a ceremony that allowed the mummy to speak and eat in the afterlife.
    "Opening of the mouth"
  • ______________ is goddess of magic and healing. She likes to wear a headdress shaped like a seat
    Isis
  • What type of clothing did Ancient Egyptians wear if they were noble? What type of makeup did Egyptians use?
    They wore earrings, bracelets, rings, armbands, and anklets. They used lip paint and rouge made from red ocher and henna. They wore black or green eye paint.
  • Who was in the bottom of the social class pyramid?
    Slaves, Laborers, and Peasants
  • Salt that was normally stuffed into the body of the mummy for 40 days.
    Natron
  • The highest official in Ancient Egypt to serve the pharaoh
    Vizer
  • A decorative stone coffin used to house a mummy.
    Sarcophagus
  • ____________avenged the death of his father by killing another Egyptian god. He leads people to the underworld when they die. He is sometimes depicted with the head of a falcon.
    Horus
  • Who was 5th in the social class pyramid?
    Craftmen
  • Who was in the third in social class pyramid?
    High Priests and Nobles
  • People in ancient Egypt (usually men) who learned to read and write.
    Scribes
  • A simplified version of hieroglyphics. Use of dashes and strokes to represent pictures
    Hieratic Script
  • A covered urn where organs of the mummy were kept inside.
    Canopic Jar
  • A book that held magical spells to help the person pass through the underworld, a dangerous place filled with snakes, lakes of fire, and scary creatures.
    Book of the Dead
  • _______________ is the mean and evil brother of Osiris. Also known as the god of violence and disorder
    Seth
  • The next step was that the Egyptians would wrap the body tightly with long ribbons of _____ soaked linen.
    Resin
  • Who was in the second in the social class pyramid?
    Vizer
  • Who was fourth in the social class pyramid?
    Officials and Scribes
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