3.5 SkillBuilder activity USING HISTORICAL SOURCES Research online to complete the following tasks: 1. Find the four symbols from the table on the mummy in SOURCE7 . 2. Use the table below to explain the signiýcance of each symbol on the mummy.
Symbol
Reason it is placed on a mummy
Isis Scarab Anubis Shabti ýgurine
3.5
Exercise
Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 2, 4, 7
LEVEL2
LEVEL3
5, 8, 10
3, 6, 9, 11
REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Identify how the body in SOURCE1 was preserved. 2. Describe what is happening in SOURCE2 . 3. Explain why Egyptians were buried with possessions. 4. Identify two gods associated with death. 5. Describe what historians have learned from studying mummies. 6. Complete the sentences by matching the columns.
Left Column Amummy is
Right Column
a body preserved by drying and wrapping. a mineral salt used to dry out bodies. so their souls would have a place to rest.
Natron is
Bodies were mummiýed Canopic jars were used
to store organs removed from the body. Magic charms were wrapped in with bandages to help the soul’s journey to the afterlife.
ANALYSE AND APPLY 7. Howdoes SOURCE5 show Egyptians valued cats? 8. Study SOURCE1 : a. What would remain of this boy’s body without mummiýcation? b. Which technique could date it? c. What does the gold face paint suggest about his family’s rank? 9. Using the sources: a. Explain why body preservation was crucial to Egyptians. b. Compare ancient Egyptian burial practices and beliefs with today’s in a brief paragraph. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 10. Evaluate how beliefs about the gods and afterlife might make Egyptians content with their place in society. 11. Why do you think many Egyptian gods had animal heads? Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
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