Tuesday, September 8, 2009

The questions and what not....

1)What is a "stela"?
A decorated stone.
2) What type of writing did Ancient Egyptians use?
Hieroglyph.
3) Once you decipher the hieroglyphs, what does it spell?
"Priest".
4) Once you descend into the tomb, what do you find?
Canopic jars, statues of Anubis, and a coffin, shabti figures and scarab amulets.
5) What do the statues represent?
Their gods and their spirits.
6)Describe the gods of the Ancient Egyptians.
They had human bodies and animal heads that represented what powers they had.
7) What are the "canopic" jars? What's in them?
They held organs such as lungs, and other vital organs.
8) What is the coffin made of?
Wood and plaster and paint.

Matt's paragraph: The Egyptians were very superstitious. They believed in many gods, or were otherwise known as, polytheists. They mixed animals with humans for their gods. They wrapped their people up like mummies. They didn't love Jesus.

Logan's paragraph: They ate cats. They ate othe food. They persecuted the Israelites. They hated them.

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