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Why did the idea of the afterlife appeal to ancient Egyptians?
The idea of the afterlife appealed to the ancient Egyptians because they thought that one day the people they put in the pyramids would rise for the dead and would go into the afterlife.
How do you know that afterlife was important to ancient egyptians?
The tombs of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs and nobility are filled with items that would be needed in the Egyptian afterlife. Also the uncovered writings of the ancient Egyptians speak about the afterlife.
Why would ancient Egyptians mummify their pets and animals?
The ancient Egyptians mummified their pets and animals because they wanted them to go to the afterlife with them.
What was the egyptians belief about afterlife?
The ancient Egyptians believed that when they died their spiritual body would continue to exist in an afterlife very similar to their living world.
Why was the process of preparing a body for the afterlife important to Ancient Egyptians?
It was the belief of the ancient Egyptians that the way they would experience the afterlife as a soul or "ka" would be influenced by the way their body is prepared through mummification.
Why did the Ancient Egyptians embalm their dead?
so that in the afterlife, the spirits would be recognizable
Why did the ancient Egyptians mummify the pharaohs?
they thought that it would protect the mummies in the afterlife.
What did ancient Egyptians believe happened to them after they die?
They believed they would go to the afterlife after they died
Why did the idea of the afterlife appeal to the ancient Egyptians?
the way they believed it by the aferlife and they saw one of there elders die and then they had a animal next to them
Why did ancient Egyptians put clothes in their sarcophagus?
So that the dead people would have clothes in the afterlife.
Why did the Ancient Egyptians create mummies?
The ancient Egyptians believed in mummies because they had a strong belief in the afterlife. Once they had the dead bodies they would wrap them. Then Egyptians believed that gods would weigh their life against a feather and if had a good life they would make it into the afterlife. The afterlife was said to be another world for dead people. So the Egyptians believed that mummies would live in the afterlife.
What did the ancient Egyptians believe would happen if they didn't please the god's?
If the Egyptians pleased the gods, they believed Egypt would prosper and that they would have a peaceful afterlife. If they, however, did not please the gods, Egypt would not prosper and in the afterlife, Osiris would not look kindly upon them and they will have a chaotic afterlife. Hope this helps!
