Comp- History of FS- pt 2
Constantines Sumptuary Laws
was a body of mortuary laws
What approximate percentage of the Egyptian populace were prepared by the expensive method of embalming
2%
The sun worshipers believed people were developed from___________elements
6
The percentage of Egyptians prepared by the inexpensive method of embalming was
80%
The period of time when the Egyptians were embalming bodies was
Ancient
The Egyptian coffin which gained popularity because of the influence of Osiris was called the
Anthropoid
The country which practiced "communion of the dead" was
Both B&C Germany and Scottland
Which of the following is not part of a Roman Committal Service?
Burial mass celebrated at the grave site
Burial trends during the Middle Ages were greatly influenced by the
Church
The Necropolis was
City of the Dead
The first Christian ruler of Rome was
Constantine
The most common form of disposition for the early scandivanians
Cremation
Which of the following does not have any significance in the Greek Burial practices and customs
God's little acre
In the mythological concepts of the Greek Afterlife, the Greeks prepared the body to go to
Hades
The name of the place of Greek afterlife was
Hades
The person who had Gannal's book published in the United States was
Harlan
The civilization of people whose faith necessitated burial of the deceased by sundown on the day of death was the
Hebrews
The person who discovered formaldehyde in 1868 was
Hoffman
The canopic jars which housed the organs of deceased Egyptians were named after the four sons of
Horus
Which of the following was not part of an Egyptian Funeral Procession
Jesters
The "kiss of peace" represented major break in tradition between the Christians and the
Jews
Early Scandinavians referred to Valhalla as
Land of the Dead
The Roman "Head Undertaker" was referred to as the
Libitinarious
The people who dressed their dead in togas were the
Romans
Who usually had their funeral processions during the night
Romans
Egyptian burial receptacles which were large massive, and rectangular in shape, described the
Sarcophagus (coffin)
Of the following individuals involved in the Egyptian embalming process, the person who marked the length of the incision with a charcoal pencil was the
Scribe
In ancient Egyptian Beliefs of the Cult of Osiris, who was Osiris wicked bother
Seth
The name of the Jewish grave that was covered with the stone slab
Sunken
Which of the following is not true of the Ancient Jewish funeral
The women always prepared the dead bodies
The deceased Hebrews dressed in
Their best attire.
The focal point of a Roman Funeral Procession was the
Torch bearer
The injection of cedar oil into the abdomen of the body was utilized in the medium priced method of Egyptian embalming causing the organs in the cavity to
be dissolved
Many historians credit the Greeks as the first to use
cremation
The most desirable mode of disposition for the Egyptians was
entombment
The individual designated to eviscerate an wash the Egyptian remains was
none of these
Which of the following individuals involved in the Egyptian embalming process was the most prominent
priest
Jewish funeral customs were noted for their
simplicity
One of the countries which made mask making very popular in replacing the body during the long periods the body was lying in state was
England
Of the following individuals involved in the Egyptian embalming process, who was in charge of the funeral procession of an influential Egyptian?
Physician
Another name for the Dark Ages was
Middle ages
The Jewish people believed the individual was made up of two elements which were
Nefesh and Basar
The people who cremated their dead with all of their worldly possessions were
Northern Europeans
The Jewish religious sect which had a very strict viewpoint of their religious policies and procedures were the
Orthodox
The Deity who is known as "God of he Underworld" is
Osiris
