0
What else can I help you with?
Which domestic animal was worshiped by the ancient Egyptians?
The cat.
Why did Egyptians look like a cat?
They did not. Egyptians, both ancient and modern, look like people. The ancient Egyptians did believe some of their gods looked like people with cat's heads... But of course there was no basis in fact for that.
Why does Bast have a cat head?
The ancient Egyptians saw Bast as a cat goddess. Many ancient Egyptian gods had animal heads.
Why were cats sacred to ancient Romans?
Cats were not sacred to the ancient Romans, as they did not worship animals. You are confusing the Romans with the ancient Egyptians, who revered the cat.
What do ancient Egyptians shave off to mourn the deaths of their cats?
The Egyptians would shave off their eyebrows out of respect for the deceased cat.
What animal in ancient Egypt called for the death of anyone who killed this animal?
It was the cat. The ancient egyptians worshpted cats as gods. They had a god names Bast that was in the form of a cat.
What would happend if you hurt a cat in Egypt?
It depended where in Egypt you were, and perhaps when in ancient Egypt, as not all Egyptians worshiped Bast, the cat goddess.
Why did ancient Egyptians value cats?
In ancient Egypt, cats were seen as the guardians of the dead. Also, a few religions were founded on worshiping cat gods.
How did the ancient egyptians mummify cats?
The cat or the mau,as it's known in Ancient Egypt, had it's effect in the ancient Egyptian society.. cats helped, for example, in limiting vermin in ancient Egyptian crops and harvests, they were able to kill snakes.. so cats were able to coexist with humans as a domesticated helpful animalit's also known that ancient Egyptians worshiped animals and the cat was included as a symbol of grace and poisefor their important religious and social position, some cats were mummified after death as humans!
Who was allowed to have ancient egyptians cat in their house?
Anyone was. They thought the cat resembled luck so when the person who owned the house died they killed the cat too and mummified it with the owner. Hope this helped! :)
Where were the ancient Egyptians based?
The ancient Egyptians were based in egypt.
Did ancient Egyptians have emeralds?
Yes ancient Egyptians had jewels
