Funeral service history part 1

municipal officers

In discussing early American funerals, inviters to funerals and town undertakers were referred to as

praeco

The "Crier" in Ancient Rome was also referred to as the

master of ceremonies

The "Designator" in ancient Rome was also referred to as the

ancient greeks

The Cult of Dionysius is associated with which of the following cultures?

gaunches

The ones who created mummies that were referred to as "Xaxos" were the

a flint stone knife

The term "Tabona" referred to which of the following?

a coffin

The term sarcophagus refers to which of the following?

600 A.D. to 1850 A.D.

The years associated with the Medieval Period are

north american indians

Tree burial was associated with which of the following?

babylonians

Which culture is associated with the practice of immersing the body of the dead in earthen jars filled with honey or wax?

The women always prepared the dead bodies

Which of the following is not true of the Ancient Jewish funeral?

mongolians

Which of these cultures were believed to have thrown their dead to hordes of wild dogs?

neolithic period

With which era are the years 30,000 B.C. to 6,000 B.C. associated?

middle ages

a "sin-eater" was associated with which of the following

ka

according to ancient egyptian death beliefs, the element of the body which remained with the body in the grave and demanded attention from the living was the

3,000

according to ancient egyptian history which of the following numbers approximates the number of years required to complete the journey known as the 'circle of necessity'

middle-ages

another name for the dark ages was

medieval period

burial societies were becoming common place during the

effigy

during the middle ages, a waxed death mask was reffered to as an

once a year

how often did the inundation {overflowing} of the nile river occur

necropolis

in Egyptian history, the walled suburb of a major city where embalming was performed was referred to as the

kher-heb

in discussing the undertaking specialists of ancient egypt, which one of the following was referred to as the priest

during the day of death before sundown

jewish burials were scheduled

romans

libitina and libitinerius are funeral functionaries identified with which of the following early cultures

to the sun and back

regarding the journey known as the circle of necessity, according to the egyptians, where did the journey lead

dr thomas holmes

the "father of modern embalming" in the united states is

ancient egyptians

the 'cult of osiris' identified with which early civilization

ancient greeks

the 'elysian fields' death belief is associated with which of the following cultures

london, england

the 'guild of all souls' was established in

egyptians

the ba, yakhu, the name, the heart, the shadow, and the ka are elements of the body that were associated with which of the following cultures

eolithic

the earliest assumed state of man was depictive of which era

osiris

the egyptian god of the dead was

heart

the egyptians felt that which of the following was the seat of intellect and emotion

christians

the first people to dress their dead in white clothing were the

middle-ages

the great plague of London took place during the

1664-1665

the great plague of london took place in

light-hearted practices

the medieval irish wakes were known for their

cremation

the most common form of disposition for the early scandinavians was

bandaging and annointing

the most expensive method of egyptian embalming consisted of five steps, the last of which was

sunken

the name of the jewish grave that was covered with a stone slab is

osiris

the one in egypt known as the god of the underworld andnjudge of the dead was

ancient

the period of time when the egyptians were embalming bodies was

harlan

the person who was responsible for bringing the European embalming techniques to the US was

ancient egyptians

the placing of various organs in canopic jars and embalming by class distinction was specifically associated with which early civilization

basar

the term used by jewish people to represent the flesh was

middle-ages

the use of an effigy became popularized during

discovery of blood circulation

the year 1628 is associated with which great event in the history of embalming

the sun

which of the following did the egyptians believe to be center of the universe

north american indians

which people are known to have skinned their dead as part of the body preparation procedure

herodotus

who was the greek historian known as the father of history