FSE1000 Intro Mid-term
1. Who was the Greek Historian that provided much in- Herodotus
formation about Egyptians, also known as the Father
of History?
2. What item enabled archeologists to translate Egypt- The Rosetta
ian hieroglyphics into ancient Greek? Stone
3. What is the name of the walled suburb used for em- Necropolis
balming in ancient Egypt, also known as the city of
the dead?
4. What are the earliest Egyptian burial receptacles in Mats, skins, rugs
order from earliest to latest?
5. Ancient Egyptian burial receptacle that is Anthropoid
man-shaped and usually covered in hieroglyphics:
6. Ancient Egyptian burial receptacle that is a massive Sarcophagus
rectangular coffin used for housing human remains:
7. In the ancient Egyptian *expensive embalming In canopic jars
method* where were remains buried?
8. Why was embalming primarily done in ancient Egypt? 1. Religious 2.
Secondary? Sanitation
9. What ancient Egyptian item provides us with present Written hiero-
day knowledge about Egyptian embalming? glyphics
10. What was used to remove moisture from the dead Natron
human body in ancient Egypt?
11. What factors influenced the cost of ancient Egyptian Procedure used,
embalming? ruling dynasty,
wealth of the fam-
ily
12. What was included in the *expensive priced method* The *apothecary*
of Egyptian embalming? acquired the na-
tron, oils, spices
,FSE1000 Intro Mid-term
and mummy wrap-
ping glues. The
*scribe* marked
the incision place
on the body.
The *dissector*
made the incision.
The *surgeon* re-
moved internal or-
gans and cov-
ered them in na-
tron, but discard-
ed the brain which
was believed to
have no val-
ue. The *apothe-
cary* filled the
abdominal cavity
with bags of na-
tron and left the
body undisturbed
for 70 days. Af-
ter 70 days the
natron bags were
removed, organs
were swept off and
all body & parts
were dried in sun-
light for another
70 days. After 140
days, the inter-
nal organs were
placed in canopic
jars for deposition
and the body was
mummy wrapped
and placed in
an anthropoid cof-
fin, both inscribed
, FSE1000 Intro Mid-term
with hieroglyphics
and scenes from
the life of the in-
dividual. The cof-
fin was carried to
a grave or pyramid
to be placed in a
sarcophagus.
13. What were the canopic jars named after? The four sons of
Horus
14. Human headed guardian of the : Liver; Mestha
a.k.a Imset
15. Falcon headed guardian of the : Intestines; Queb-
sennuf
16. Baboon headed guardian of the : Lungs; Hapi
17. Jackal/dog headed guardian of the : Stomach; Tuam-
mutef
18. According to the ancient Egyptian death beliefs, what Ba, ka, heart,
were the six elements of a person? Yakhu a.k.a Akh,
name, shadow
19. Bird with a human head residing in the stomach rep- Ba
resenting a persons personality and soul:
20. Guardian angel of the soul and remained by the dead Ka
and demands attention from the living:
21. Seat of intellect and emotions: Heart
22. Immortality/the shining one: Yakhu a.k.a Akh
23. Usually held special meaning: Name
24. If you worship the sun, a will result: Shadow
1. Who was the Greek Historian that provided much in- Herodotus
formation about Egyptians, also known as the Father
of History?
2. What item enabled archeologists to translate Egypt- The Rosetta
ian hieroglyphics into ancient Greek? Stone
3. What is the name of the walled suburb used for em- Necropolis
balming in ancient Egypt, also known as the city of
the dead?
4. What are the earliest Egyptian burial receptacles in Mats, skins, rugs
order from earliest to latest?
5. Ancient Egyptian burial receptacle that is Anthropoid
man-shaped and usually covered in hieroglyphics:
6. Ancient Egyptian burial receptacle that is a massive Sarcophagus
rectangular coffin used for housing human remains:
7. In the ancient Egyptian *expensive embalming In canopic jars
method* where were remains buried?
8. Why was embalming primarily done in ancient Egypt? 1. Religious 2.
Secondary? Sanitation
9. What ancient Egyptian item provides us with present Written hiero-
day knowledge about Egyptian embalming? glyphics
10. What was used to remove moisture from the dead Natron
human body in ancient Egypt?
11. What factors influenced the cost of ancient Egyptian Procedure used,
embalming? ruling dynasty,
wealth of the fam-
ily
12. What was included in the *expensive priced method* The *apothecary*
of Egyptian embalming? acquired the na-
tron, oils, spices
,FSE1000 Intro Mid-term
and mummy wrap-
ping glues. The
*scribe* marked
the incision place
on the body.
The *dissector*
made the incision.
The *surgeon* re-
moved internal or-
gans and cov-
ered them in na-
tron, but discard-
ed the brain which
was believed to
have no val-
ue. The *apothe-
cary* filled the
abdominal cavity
with bags of na-
tron and left the
body undisturbed
for 70 days. Af-
ter 70 days the
natron bags were
removed, organs
were swept off and
all body & parts
were dried in sun-
light for another
70 days. After 140
days, the inter-
nal organs were
placed in canopic
jars for deposition
and the body was
mummy wrapped
and placed in
an anthropoid cof-
fin, both inscribed
, FSE1000 Intro Mid-term
with hieroglyphics
and scenes from
the life of the in-
dividual. The cof-
fin was carried to
a grave or pyramid
to be placed in a
sarcophagus.
13. What were the canopic jars named after? The four sons of
Horus
14. Human headed guardian of the : Liver; Mestha
a.k.a Imset
15. Falcon headed guardian of the : Intestines; Queb-
sennuf
16. Baboon headed guardian of the : Lungs; Hapi
17. Jackal/dog headed guardian of the : Stomach; Tuam-
mutef
18. According to the ancient Egyptian death beliefs, what Ba, ka, heart,
were the six elements of a person? Yakhu a.k.a Akh,
name, shadow
19. Bird with a human head residing in the stomach rep- Ba
resenting a persons personality and soul:
20. Guardian angel of the soul and remained by the dead Ka
and demands attention from the living:
21. Seat of intellect and emotions: Heart
22. Immortality/the shining one: Yakhu a.k.a Akh
23. Usually held special meaning: Name
24. If you worship the sun, a will result: Shadow
