D'Argellata (a professor of anatomy) was the first to mention the use of ______ to retard
decomposition in cadavers. - ANSWER-Low temperatures.
Who embalmed the body of the wife of Martin Van Butchell? Her body was kept on display in the house for years until Mr. Butchell's second wife complained and the remains were removed from the residence. - ANSWER-John Hunter.
What group or culture believed that their wealthy should have animals, servants, and food for their afterlife? (Servants and animals were sometimes sacrificed or placed alive
in the deceased's tomb) - ANSWER-Egyptians
What group of people communicated in writing mainly by the use of hieroglyphics? - ANSWER-Egyptians
If one does not believe in God, like the Egyptians were described, this person would be called __ - ANSWER-Pagan
The Burial in Woolen Act stressed that the dead should be buried in what substance or material? - ANSWER-Wool
The early Egyptians were excellent embalmers of their dead. What type of jars did they use to contain the organs of their wealthy class? - ANSWER-Canopic
Anthropomorphic or anthropodal refers to the shape of some early Egyptian coffins. These were in the shape of _____. - ANSWER-A man
Another name for the Egyptian physician was the _____. - ANSWER-Priest
Greek "trapazae" were the: - ANSWER-Square-cut tombs The vogue of black was given a powerful boost in 1498, when black was substituted for white by ______, the widow of Charles VIII of France. - ANSWER-Anne
During the Middle ages, linen was becoming rare and laws were created to limit its use as a burial material. This is mainly because linen was needed or used for: - ANSWER-
Paper
The early Christians were forced to go underground and perform their worship in tombs.
What were these underground tombs called? - ANSWER-Catacombs
What was a chandler? - ANSWER-Candle Maker
Naidia were the ______ Greek structures for burial. - ANSWER-Temple-like
Who injected a colored solution into arteries to confirm his theories concerning blood circulation? - ANSWER-Harvey
Who was in complete charge in the Egyptian embalming chamber? - ANSWER-Kher-
Heb
Constantine was the first Roman emporer who: - ANSWER-Was a christian
Although embalming was rare in biblical times, which of these persons was embalmed? - ANSWER-Joseph
During the Middle ages, when royalty died, a likeness or "fake" body would be created of the deceased, then the likeness of this person might be dressed in royal attire and placed in a special hearse and paraded throughout towns. This ensured the safety of the "real" body while also avoiding showing a possible decomposing body. What was this likeness called? - ANSWER-Effigy
The Greek stelae, are also called a____ tomb. - ANSWER-Shaft