Ancient Egyptians believed that there was life after death which they called the afterlife

Ancient Egyptians believed that the soul is a part of a human, that it is separate from the body and that it is the centre of feeling and thought

the Ancient Egyptians used the word ba for someone's soul

preserving a dead body through embalming and cloth wrapping is known as mummification

the Ancient Egyptians placed a dead person's organs inside canopic jars during the mummification process

Death and the Ancient Egyptians

History

In ’Ancient Egypt: what stayed the same across 3,000 years?’ pupils are introduced to their first Bronze Age civilisation in order to gain familiarity with this concept. In ‘Sumer and other early civilisations: what made them similar?’ pupils now encounter multiple early civilisations in overview in order to strengthen this concept and make connections.

In 'Bronze and Iron Age Britain: how did life change during this time?' pupils examined the archaeological record with a focus on the changes brought about by the Bronze and Iron Ages. In ’Ancient Egypt: what stayed the same across 3,000 years?’ pupils are introduced to their first Bronze Age civilisation in order to gain familiarity with this concept.

Ancient Egypt: what stayed the same across 3,000 years?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

What was the Ancient Egyptian word for the soul?

Which Egyptian god led souls to the afterlife?

What would you expect to find in a canopic jar?

process of the preservation of dead bodies

When a dead body is treated with salts, oils and herbs, what is this process called? 

What type of cloth were bodies wrapped in in Ancient Egypt?

If you lived in Ancient Egypt, and you understood how to write hieroglyphs, what job would you most likely have?

What did archaeologists spend their time doing for more than 20 years after finding the Rosetta stone?

Ancient Egyptians carved text into a stele.

French soldiers went to inspect an old fort.

A chunk of carved rock was discovered in a wall.

The rock was removed and studied by archaeologists.

The rock was part of a stele which became known as the Rosetta Stone.

The Rosetta Stone was put on display in a museum.

Put these events in the order that they happened, starting with the earliest.

There were too many different hieroglyphs to remember.

The pharaoh demanded that they changed it.

They wanted to make it quicker and easier to write down information.

As time passed, why did scribes change the writing system in Ancient Egypt?

In Ancient Egypt, what type of writing always used traditional, detailed hieroglyphs?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Death and the Ancient Egyptians

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.