The A,B,C

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The A,B,Cs of Ancient Egypt

• By Mackenzie Michals

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Amulet
A

• Good luck charms worn by the ancient Egyptian
  people

• These Charms were also put on mummies before
  burial
• Amulets varied in color and size
• Each amulet shape has a different meaning, and
  brings different luck

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Book of the Dead
B

• The book that gave the mummy spells and help to
  reach the afterlife

• Written on papyrus (Egyptian Paper)
• Put into the coffin with the mummy so he or she
  could pass through to the afterlife

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Cartonnage
C

• The layers of hardened fabric used to cover the
  mummy

• These layers were hardened using a glue like
  substance called stucco or plaster
• These layers could then be painted with different
  colors and symbols

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Embalming
E

• The steps taken to preserve the body for
  mummification

• The people would prepare the body and then wrap
  it in fabric
• This process was very sacred to the Egyptian
  people

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Hieroglyphics
H

• The written language of the Ancient Egyptians

• Hieroglyphics are considered a pictographic
  writing
• It is said that at any one time the number of
  hieroglyphic symbols was about 700

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Ibu
I

• The place where the person was taken after they
  had died

• This was considered a place of purification
• This is where the body was cleansed before they
  started the embalming process
• According to history, the structure of this
  building was usually a tent

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Mourners
M

• People who would cry and weep for the dead

• This was an important tradition of the Egyptian
  burial ceremony
• For the rich and the Kings sometimes the mourners
  would be hired
• During the funeral ceremony the mourners were
  often accompanied by dancers, musicians, and
  priests

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Pyramid
P

• The tombs for the burial of the Kings and some
  Queens

• Another word for the pyramids is mer

• In order to build a single pyramid it took a very
  large number of workers
• There are over 100 pyramids that have been
  discovered

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Sarcophagus
S

• The hard coffin in which a mummy was buried in

• These coffins could be made out of several
  different materials
• During the different periods of Egyptian history
  the forms of these coffins changed in their shape
  and decoration

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Tombs
T

• The places where Egyptians were buried

• The word tomb can be used to describe several
  different types of burial sites

• The kings tombs were pyramids, but those who were
  not royalty were buried in the sides of hills
• The tombs of the common people either had one
  room or several rooms

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Ushabti
U

• Small figures placed in the tomb with the mummy

• These small figures were considered servants to
  the mummy during the afterlife
• These figures were made out of various materials
• The ushabti are among the most commonly found
  artifacts from the ancient Egyptians

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Weighing of the heart
W

• The ceremony where the mummy is to be judged for
  his or her life

• The way this ceremony is usually shown is through
  pictures and hieroglyphics
• During this ceremony the mummy was to stand
  before Osiris to face judgment
• Only those people whose soul is lighter than the
  feather of truth could enter the next life

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Ancient Egypt and the rituals of the Dead

• As we can see from this vocabulary the Ancient
  Egyptians placed high value on burial and the
  afterlife
• They focused on
• How the rituals were performed
• Why they were sacred
• The importance of being prepared for the
  afterlife

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Bibliography

• Slide 1 and 14 Image by delphaber- CC
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• http//www.flickr.com/photos/delphaber/3994606240
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• Slides 2-14 Image by pareeerica- CC Artibution
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• Slide 2 Image by kotomigd- CC Artibution
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• Slide 2 Supplementary Info
• http//www.cedarseed.com/air/egyptamulets.html
• Slide 3 image by soham_pablo- CC Artibution
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Bibliography

• Slide 4 image by KaDeWeGirl- CC Artibution
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• Slide 4 supplementary info
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• Slide 5 supplementary info
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• Slide 6 supplementary info
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• Slide 7 supplementary info
• http//www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCredit.4.3.html
  
• Slide 8 supplementary info
• http//australianmuseum.net.au/Funerals-in-ancien
  t-Egypt

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Bibliography

• Slide 9 Image by Andrew- CC Artibution
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• Slide 9 supplementary info
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• Slide 11 supplementary info
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• Slide 12 supplementary info
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