Question Sheet 3
(Culture and Beliefs)
1. What is the name used to describe Egyptian writing?
2. Why did the Egyptians carry out mummification?
3. How long was the pharaoh’s body left under salt during the mummification process?
4. What is the name of the colourful coffin in which the mummy would be placed?
5. What kind of things would a pharaoh take with him into the pyramid?
6. What heads do Horus and Anubis have and what relation are they to each other?
7. What role did Anubis play during Egyptian beliefs?
8. What are the names of the jars that hold the mummies internal organs?
9. What organs were kept inside the jars?
10. Each jar had a different animals head as the lid. What were the animals?
11. What 4 factors did the ‘Eye of Horus’ symbolize?
12. What is the name of the Egyptian religious symbol that represents ‘life’?
2. Why did the Egyptians carry out mummification?
3. How long was the pharaoh’s body left under salt during the mummification process?
4. What is the name of the colourful coffin in which the mummy would be placed?
5. What kind of things would a pharaoh take with him into the pyramid?
6. What heads do Horus and Anubis have and what relation are they to each other?
7. What role did Anubis play during Egyptian beliefs?
8. What are the names of the jars that hold the mummies internal organs?
9. What organs were kept inside the jars?
10. Each jar had a different animals head as the lid. What were the animals?
11. What 4 factors did the ‘Eye of Horus’ symbolize?
12. What is the name of the Egyptian religious symbol that represents ‘life’?