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The "soul" to them was the ba and ka: your personality and "uniqueness."
You had to be well preserved and mummified so that after you die, your ba and ka could recognize you and return to your body. For you would use that body to go on the journey to the Afterworld. Like Heaven for the ancient Egyptians. :)
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What did Egyptians believe their soul was called?
Ka
What did Egyptians believe determined whether or not someone had an afterlife?
A test of their soul.
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 the ancient Egyptians believe happened to your soul if your body was disturbed in the pyramid?
They believed that you wouldn't live in the afterlife.
What do you believe happens to a dogs soul once they leave us?
According to the Bible only man has a soul and thus nothing happens to a dog's soul, since there isn't one.
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.
Name something people believe happens to the after they die?
Some traditions of Paganism believe that the soul travels to Summerland, a kind of paradise. Almost all Pagans believe in reincarnation, so the soul would travel to another body after death.
What happens to the soul if the body is in purgatory?
Among groups who believe that the body will physically reside in purgatory, the soul is presumed to stay with the body. Many Christian sects believe that the soul suffers in purgatory, while the body remains interred (or whatever) until resurrection.
Why did egyptians preserve bodies from decay?
Egyptians believe that your soul was composed of five different parts: the ib, the ba, the ka, the ren, and the sheut. The ib was the heart, and conceived to be the seat of knowledge and emotion. the ba was believed to be the personality, and is the closest thing to the Western concept of a soul. The ka was the life spark or energy. The ren was the name, and all of the experiences of the person. The sheut is the shadow, and believe to contain something of what a person represents. The Egyptians preserved their bodies not only to make them last through the ages, but also in hopes that all the pieces of the soul would return to the familiar body.
Do Hindus believe in the soul?
yes, Hindu's do believe in the soul because they believe in reincarnation the rebirth of the soul in various forms
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 Egyptians believe gods favored them?
because the Egyptians were reverent
