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1. What exactly IS "pagan"? - ANSWER-The term pagan originates from the Latin paganus, which appears to have had such meanings as villager or country dweller. The early Roman Christians used pagan to refer to anyone who preferred to worship pre-Christian divinities. Over the centuries, the term pagan gradually gained the connotation of a false religion and its followers. Today the term is used to define a follower of a polytheistic religion; one who has little or no religion and who delights i...

Egyptians - ANSWER-What group of people wrote with hieroglyphics? Leonardo Da Vinci - ANSWER-Who in the course of their studies, dissected over 50 cadavers and made over 150 illustrations of human anatomy? Reserved for the wealthy and important - ANSWER-Coffined burial during the Middle Ages was Canopic. - ANSWER-The early Egyptians were excellent embalmers of their dead. What type of jars did they use to contain the organs of their wealthy class? Burial Clubs - ANSWER-These were est...

What was a chandler? - ANSWER-Candle maker What group of people communicated in writing mainly by the use of heiroglyphics? - ANSWER-Egyptians What type of disposition did the Early Germans and Scandinavians favor for their dead? - ANSWER-Cremation Coffined burial during the Middle Ages was: - ANSWER-reserved for the wealthy and important The Romans believed that the "soul was the vital principle" of every human being. This contributed to their ______ view of death. - ANSWER-Animis...

Reducers was another term for - ANSWER-Bloodletting What group or culture believed that their wealthy should have animals, servants, and food for their afterlife? - ANSWER-Egyptians Who, in the course of their studies, dissected over 50 cadavers and made over 750 illustration of human anatomy? - ANSWER-Leonardo Da Vinci In the late 17th century and early 18th century, if undertakers made a sideline of furnishing upholstery, then area drapers: - ANSWER-Began to furnish funerary goods. ...

Naidia were the ____ Greek structures for burial. - ANSWER-Temple-like In order to have someone to provide for him in his afterlife, it was important for a Hebrew to have a/an: - ANSWER-Son This person could be given money, bread, and a bowl of beer to "assume the sins of the deceased": - ANSWER-Sin eater Although embalming was rare in biblical times, which of these persons was embalmed? - ANSWER-Joseph Which Egyptian embalming method consisted of purging the intestines and soaking...

Who was in complete charge in the Egyptian embalming chamber? - ANSWER-Kher-Heb In which Egyptian embalming method were the organs removed and placed in jars? - ANSWER-Most expensive Coffined burial during the Middle Ages was - ANSWER-Was reserved for the wealthy and important What group believed in their afterlife as the "elysian fields"? - ANSWER-Greeks The Burial in Woolen Act stressed that the dead should be buried in what substance or material? - ANSWER-Wool "Reducers" wa...

coffin - ANSWER-a case or receptacle for dead human remains which is anthropoidal in shape. casket - ANSWER-rigid container which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is usually constructed of wood, metal, fiberglass, plastic, or like material, and ornamented and lined with fabric. Burial Cases - ANSWER- Cooling board - ANSWER-portable table on which the body was placed while the corpse cooler was in use; later became the embalming table when embalming was done in t...

Which type of Jew does not allow embalming? - ANSWER-Orthodox During ____, someone is likely to approach the family and offer their condolences and maybe make a contribution to a charity - ANSWER-Yahrzeit Which jews are MOST strict in their beliefs? - ANSWER-Orthodox Is cremation acceptable in the Episcopal faith? - ANSWER-Yes Boston, Massachusetts is the home or base for: - ANSWER-Church of Christ Scientist Who is the officiant at a Jewish funeral service? - ANSWER-Rabbi Which...

The Burial in Woolen Act stressed that the dead should be buried in what substance or material? - ANSWER-Wool The early Egyptians were excellent embalmers of their dead. What type of jars did they use to contain the organs of their wealthy class? - ANSWER-Canopic Anthropomorphic or anthropodal refers to the shape of some early Egyptian coffins. These were in the shape of _____. - ANSWER-A man. The Romans believed that the "soul was the vital principle" of every human being. This contr...

Coffin - ANSWER-anthropomorphic box made to bury a corpse; usually made of wood casket - ANSWER-rectangle shaped box made to bury a corps; usually made of wood or metal Burial Cases - ANSWER-generic term used in America to designate all burial receptacles as new variations of the coffin were being offered cooling board - ANSWER-a platform on which a dead body will be placed with ice underneath. Natron - ANSWER-A type of salt used to dry out the body - used by Egyptians to soak bodies...