Life Ever After

Egyptian Afterlife If a person lived right they would go on

to life of ease and pleasure› “Field of Reeds”

Process:› Mummification/Funeral› Journey through underworld

“Book of the Dead” Weighing of the heart

› Laid to rest in Pyramid

Egyptian Afterlife

Mummifi

cation

Mummification The process of

slowly drying a dead body to prevent it from decaying

Process took 2 or 3 months to complete

Process Organs were removed

› Lungs, liver, stomach, and intestines are placed in canopic jars Sons of Horus Protected in afterlife

The body was filled with natural salt and stored for 42 days

During this time the body dried out

Process Once dried body is

cleaned and bathed in spices › Oil and resin

Body is wrapped in linen bandages› 20 layers of

bandages› Amulets placed

between layers

Process Mummy placed in coffin

› Coffin was carved while body was being prepared

Pharaoh had 3-4 coffins Coffins fit inside one

another Most inner box shaped

like human body Cover had the face of

the dead person on it

Bell Ringer 12/6 Get out notes from

yesterday If you were

stranded on a deserted island and could only have 3 items with you, what would those 3 items be? Explain why you would choose those 3 items.

Into the Tomb Tomb planning

started as soon as the pharaoh was crowned

Tombs were made of mud brick

Became works of art Dead were buried

with possessions› Needed for journey

The

Egyp

tian Pyramids

Pyramids Could take up to 20 years to

build a pyramid Stones used from near and

far (Nubia) Ancient Egyptians often did

not use the wheel Workers used sleds, wooden

rollers, and levers

PyramidsThe largest and most famous tombs were built in the 4th CenturyMost built during the Old Kingdom

Pyramids

Great Pyramid 2 million stones 5,000 lbs. per stone Each stone hauled up the side