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The Egyptians believed that when you died, you had to go on (a spiritual) journey to the afterlife. Some of the passages that I can think of at the top of my head is that you have to go down a river, and some time after that is where you get your heart tested for purity. That's all I can think of for the moment.
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∙ 8y agoIt was part of their beliefs. And as a result it became part of thier culture.
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What else did Egyptians embalm?
Egyptians believed that the body would be needed in the next life, that the soul would need to get back in it. They needed a way to keep it from decomposing.
What term did Egyptians use to refer to their spirit?
The ba. It was the personality or soul of an individual. no, it was ka Actually, the ka was considered as the life force, separate from the soul.
How was egyptians attitude toward the afterlife?
The question could be read in two different ways:Ancient EgyptAncient Egyptians believed that the soul would go to Anubis who would weigh the soul against the Feather of Truth. If the soul was truthful, it would proceed to the afterlife and paradise. If the soul was wicked, it would go to the Realm of Seth.Modern EgyptToday, most Egyptians are Muslims and believe in the Muslim afterlife. A minority of Egyptians are Christian and believe in the Christian afterlife. To read about these afterlives, please read the Related Question below.
Why did the ancient Egyptians believe that the soul needed to recognize the body?
the soul needed to recognise the body so that ...
What did Egyptians believe determined whether or not someone had an afterlife?
A test of their soul.
Why did the Egyptians mumyify the dead?
They did it so the body could live with the soul in the after life
Why it is important to human?
So that the body can be preserved and the soul can move on to the afterlife.(the egyptians believed in the after life).
Why is it important to mummify humans?
So that the body can be preserved and the soul can move on to the afterlife.(the egyptians believed in the after life).
What else did Egyptians embalm?
Egyptians believed that the body would be needed in the next life, that the soul would need to get back in it. They needed a way to keep it from decomposing.
What term did Egyptians use to refer to their spirit?
The ba. It was the personality or soul of an individual. no, it was ka Actually, the ka was considered as the life force, separate from the soul.
Why is it that the ancient Egypt want to preserve their dead?
The ancient Egyptians believed in an after-life and preserved the body for the soul, or the Ka, to inhabit in the the afterlife.
What did Egyptians believe their soul was called?
Ka
How was egyptians attitude toward the afterlife?
The question could be read in two different ways:Ancient EgyptAncient Egyptians believed that the soul would go to Anubis who would weigh the soul against the Feather of Truth. If the soul was truthful, it would proceed to the afterlife and paradise. If the soul was wicked, it would go to the Realm of Seth.Modern EgyptToday, most Egyptians are Muslims and believe in the Muslim afterlife. A minority of Egyptians are Christian and believe in the Christian afterlife. To read about these afterlives, please read the Related Question below.
What did ancient Egyptians believed happened to them after they died?
The ancient Egyptians believed as the spirit was divided into two distinct parts the Ba and the Ka. The Ba was the part of the spirit that was needed for immortal life if it could pass a test of worth. The Ba was led by Anubis to be judge before Osiris. The heart was placed on the Ma`at scale and weighed against a feather. If the soul was light and just it was granted eternal life. If the soul was heavy and evil it would be cast to Ammit the soul eater. The soul needed the Ba and the Ka to united into the Akhu to enter the afterlife.
Why did the egyptians use the mummification process on their ded?
The Ancient Egyptians believed that the soul continued to exist after death. However, the soul could only exist if it has an earthly anchor. That anchor is the body of the deceased. If the body was destroyed, the soul would die. So to combat decay, the Egyptians mummified the bodies.
Why did the ancient Egyptians believe that the soul needed to recognize the body?
the soul needed to recognise the body so that ...
Why was life after death so important to the ancient Egyptians?
extremely important because it connected the dead with the afterlife, and then the soul would be able to visit the gods, and be immortal
