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fagboi · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

The linking element between ancient Egyptian and Mayan concepts of death and afterlife is

a) rebirth of the ruler following a journey through the heavens.
b) transformation of the human body into animal form.
c) the requirement for ritual suffering to atone for sins.
d) belief in earthly life only without spiritual afterlife.

Question 2

In ancient Egyptian belief as illustrated in Last Judgment of Hunefer by Osiris, the journey after death toward afterlife is witnessed, aided, and tested by

a) animal figures of various types.
b) ancestors of the deceased.
c) powerful goddesses.
d) angels.