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Maat is a goddess of ancient Egypt.
Maat, with help from Thoth, weighed her feather and the heart of the dead. If the heart was heavy and outweighed the feather, it would be swallowed by Ammut. If it weighed the same, the soul was allowed to go on to the afterlife.
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Why were important stuff in ancient Egyptians tombs?
so that they can use it in the afterlife. :)
Why were some Egyptian mummified?
Animals were important to ancient Egyptians, so they mummified them
Why was gold so important to Ancient Egyptians?
because im asking and then you'll ak me!
What did the Ancient Egyptians believe the Afterlife was like?
The ancient Egyptians believed in the afterlife. They felt you had to do good deeds while living so that the gods could weigh your heart. Good people had light hearts. Maat would weigh your heart in the underworld. You also had to have a preserved body and your name had to be written down. Once you were judged by Maat, Osiris would let you in to the Land of Two Fields. Here you would have eternal happiness.
Why was the Nile so important ti the ancient Egyptians?
They used it to wash clothes, bathe, and for trade and travel.
Why were Egyptian gods so important to egyptians?
Gods were important to Ancient Egyptians for the same reason God is important to people today
Why were the ancient Egyptians gods so important?
cause they ruled
Why were important stuff in ancient Egyptians tombs?
so that they can use it in the afterlife. :)
Why were some Egyptian mummified?
Animals were important to ancient Egyptians, so they mummified them
How do you know that afterlife was important to the ancient egyptians?
You can tell that the after-life was important to the Ancient Egyptians because so much of their society was based around it: myths, ritual, art, architecture and more were all dedicated to it.
Why was gold so important to Ancient Egyptians?
because im asking and then you'll ak me!
What did the Ancient Egyptians believe the Afterlife was like?
The ancient Egyptians believed in the afterlife. They felt you had to do good deeds while living so that the gods could weigh your heart. Good people had light hearts. Maat would weigh your heart in the underworld. You also had to have a preserved body and your name had to be written down. Once you were judged by Maat, Osiris would let you in to the Land of Two Fields. Here you would have eternal happiness.
The focal points and sources of life for the ancient Egyptians were the?
The Nile River fits your description. It was so important to the Ancient Egyptians that it became a part of their Religious beliefs. They called the Goddess of the Nile, Anuket.
Why was the Nile so important ti the ancient Egyptians?
They used it to wash clothes, bathe, and for trade and travel.
Was the idea of gods important to ancient Egyptians?
Yes, extremely. In fact, the Ancient Egyptians believed so strongly in the concept of gods and the afterlife that they erected massive tombs and spent great time and effort to prepare their important people and their rich people for the transition to the afterlife.
What did ancient Egyptians put dead bodies in?
In a tomb.... then they buried the important people in the pyramids and the not so important people any random place in the dessert ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
Why was the baboon so important to the ancient Egyptians?
Baboons were popular pets in ancient Egypt as they were admired for their intelligence and sacred to the baboon god Babi (also called Baba). Babi was a minor god if the underworld and virility.
