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What did Egyptians do in the afterlife?

anyone could have life after deathThe ancient Egyptians believed that you would have to have a good concience,and that your heart had to weigh the same weight as a feather.It could not be too heavy or too light.


What internal organs did Egyptians remove?

The brain and heart because Egyptians weighed them. So they can see if they are bad or good. for example if the heart is heavier they are good.Technically the Egyptians removed every single organs BUT the heart because they believed that the spirit only needed its heart to travel into the afterlife.


What was life like for poor Egyptians?

very bad not as good as the rich


What did the Egyptians believe the afterlife would be like?

They Egyptians belive that if you lived a good life that you would go on to live another good life. But if you lives a bad life you wold be eaten by an evil good named Sekhmet and perished ---- The Ancient Egyptians believed that when one died, they would be put in a trial. Anubis would weight the heart of the deceased on a scale against a the Feather of Truth. If the heart was lighter than the feather, then that means you lived a good life and would go on through the underworld. If the deceased' heart was heavier than the feather, then they would be judged impure and evil, and be devoured by a little monster that was part hippo, crocodile and lion named Ammit. The Underworld was Not a place that one could distinguish as "Hell". It was a place where demons and devils resided, but it wasn't the average fiery depths of torture and hatred and blood, etc. that everyone thinks of when they hear "underworld". The deceased would carry the Book of the Dead through their journey through the afterlife.


What did queen Nefertiti carry to afterlife?

Only her spirit went to the afterlife, for no material (Worldly) things can enter heaven. She took with her the knowledge of the good and bad she did while in the earth life.

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Why the Egyptians weigh the heart?

The Egyptians weighed the heart of a dead person to see if they were good or bad and if they were good they would be granted a place in the afterlife paradise and if they were bad then the monster of three different animals Aamett, eat their heart.


Why was Anubis important to the ancient Egyptians?

Anubis was important to the ancient Egyptians because they believed that Anubis provided them with the book of dead which told them how to have a good or bad afterlife


What did the egyptians think after death?

they thought the god of the death, anubis, weighed the heart, and depending on the weight, the person had a good or bad afterlife


What did Egyptians think happened after death?

they thought the god of the death, anubis, weighed the heart, and depending on the weight, the person had a good or bad afterlife


What did Egyptians do in the afterlife?

anyone could have life after deathThe ancient Egyptians believed that you would have to have a good concience,and that your heart had to weigh the same weight as a feather.It could not be too heavy or too light.


Why did the Egyptian believe in the good afterlife?

There was a ceremony. They'd take out the dead pharoah's heart. If it weighed more than an ostrich feather, they lived a good life, and will go to the afterlife. If not, then they lived a bad life, and will not go to the afterlife. It was they're belief, like our religions and beliefs today.


What internal organs did Egyptians remove?

The brain and heart because Egyptians weighed them. So they can see if they are bad or good. for example if the heart is heavier they are good.Technically the Egyptians removed every single organs BUT the heart because they believed that the spirit only needed its heart to travel into the afterlife.


Why did Egyptians believe that a good deity like Osiris required a bad deity like Seth?

Opposites were necessary for balance, harmony, and cycles


What was life like for poor Egyptians?

very bad not as good as the rich


What did the Egyptians believe the afterlife would be like?

They Egyptians belive that if you lived a good life that you would go on to live another good life. But if you lives a bad life you wold be eaten by an evil good named Sekhmet and perished ---- The Ancient Egyptians believed that when one died, they would be put in a trial. Anubis would weight the heart of the deceased on a scale against a the Feather of Truth. If the heart was lighter than the feather, then that means you lived a good life and would go on through the underworld. If the deceased' heart was heavier than the feather, then they would be judged impure and evil, and be devoured by a little monster that was part hippo, crocodile and lion named Ammit. The Underworld was Not a place that one could distinguish as "Hell". It was a place where demons and devils resided, but it wasn't the average fiery depths of torture and hatred and blood, etc. that everyone thinks of when they hear "underworld". The deceased would carry the Book of the Dead through their journey through the afterlife.


Why did you have to be honest to get into the afterlife?

Because back in the times, people believed that only the good can go to the afterlife and the bads are trapped into this world forever. And lying is one of the "bad action" which means that the man have sinned and will not be accepted by the gods to the afterlife.


When you get to heaven will you know members of your family by name?

Assuming that there is an afterlife and assuming that there is a good place for "good" people and a bad place for "bad" people, it's called the after life. Who's to say wether you'll even remember your life before that? There is no definite answer to your question. You must believe in what you believe to be true and live your life as though it were true.