Intro to Funeral Services Midterm Review Part 1

A coffin is described as anthropoidal. What does anthropoidal mean?

This man is known as the "father of history" and provided many accounts of Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece.

A sarcophagus is a massive rectangular coffin which housed remains.

Before the sarcophaguses and canopic jars that we know, the early Ancient Egyptians used these burial receptacles

The baboon headed canopic jar that holds lungs is called Hapi

The jackal/dog headed canopic jar that holds the stomach is called

Ra is the god of embalming, while Anubis is the god of the sun

An ancient Roman town crier was called a __

The River Styx was a turbulent river separating the living from the dead

The Romans were the first to utilize urns and columbariums

What is the name of the falcon headed canopic jar that holds intestines?

What was the Rosetta Stone used for?

The ancient romans placed cremated remains in this. Hint: we still use these today

According to the Ancient Egyptians, if a person worshipped the ___, a shadow would result.

Greek temple like structures that may house gardens?

Ra is the evil brother of Osiris, while Set was the god of the sun.

To ancient Egyptians, the name usually held a special meaning.

The three headed dog that would allow passage in the underworld if fed honey cakes.

The Ancient Romans had a head embalmer. What did they call their head embalmers?

Which ancient society was the first to practice cremation as a primary disposition method?

The Ancient Greeks believed this place is where the body and soul reunited successfully.

Which 3 factors influenced the cost of Ancient Egyptian Embalming?

Yakhu/Akh represented what?

The Ancient Greeks used a monument called Trapazae. How was it shaped?

The Greeks used a column that they placed the deceased in. What is the column called?

Canopic jars are named after the 4 sons of Horus. Which jar holds the liver?

The Mestha/Imset canopic looks like a

Horus is the god of the living.

The ancient Greeks also used a stelae as burial monument. The Stelae was

The Ancient Roman master of ceremonies of a funeral procession was called a

The Romans were also the first to use cremation as primary source of disposition.

Roman Emperor Constantine The Great, promised these 3 things for every deceased Roman during his reign.

Was Ancient Egyptian embalming done primarily for religious purposes or sanitary purposes?

Which of the following is the City of the Dead?

Poor romans were placed in a __ if they couldn't afford tomb burial

The heart represented intellect and emotions

The Kerheb oversaw all work in necropolis and only conducted funerals for the ___ or the ___'s family.

The guardian angel of the soul that remained by the dead and demanded attention from the living.

Which 3 Ancient Egyptian gods were apart of the worshipped Osiris Trinity?

The Ancient Greeks believed the soul dwelled in this place for eternity if it did not successfully reunite with the body

The expensive method of Ancient Egyptian embalming used canopic jars, placed the body in the sun, and removed the brain.

This wood was used by many ancient societies such as by the Ancient Greeks and Egyptians.

The Ancient Egyptians believed there was 6 elements of a person. Ba is in the stomach and represented:

The Ancient Greeks used professional mourners at their funerals

The Ancient Egyptians believed in the Circle of Necessity. This was a ___ year journey to the sun and back

The sun and Nile River were fertility symbols in Ancient Egypt

What salt did the ancient Egyptians use to remove moisture form bodies during embalming?

The chief embalmer and funeral director from priestly lines.

Sarcophaguses were used for the ___ in Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome.

The Epicureans believed the soul disintegrated at the time of death

This is the ferryman that would transport the dead across the River styx in exchange for obols.