We studied the Egyptians last week. We learnt about mummies and tombs and ancient beliefs and gods. Mummies
When an Egyptian King, Queen or Noble died the Egyptians would preserve their bodies by wrapping their bodies in bandages. Their bodies would be dried out in chemical natron to prevent it from rotting away. This would take about 70 days to complete .
Tombs
When an Egyptian King, Queen or Noble die they would be put in a tomb, a tomb is like a coffin. The biggest tomb is a pyramid, a pyramid would be filled with all thier jewellery and all of their possessions. The pyramids had many secret passage ways and traps so when people tried to rob the pyramid they would get lost .
Ancient Beliefs
Ancient Egyptians believed that there was an afterlife. People who died were sent to the afterlife, first your heart had to be weighed and if your heart was lighter than the feather of truth you would be sent there. If your heart was heavier than the feather of truth you be sent to hell. The Kings, Queens and Nobles would go straight to the afterlife and their hearts would not have to be weighed..
Egyptian Gods
The people of Egypt believe in eight different gods and their names are Ra, Sobek, Isis, Seth, Osiris, Amon, Horus and Anubis . Anubis has the head of the jackal and Ra has the head of a falcon and sun disk .
By Eric Hyland
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