Naidia were the ____ Greek structures for burial. correct answers Temple-like
In order to have someone to provide for him in his afterlife, it was important for a Hebrew to have a/an: correct answers Son
This person could be given money, bread, and a bowl of beer to "assume the sins of the de...
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Naidia were the ____ Greek structures for burial. correct answers Temple-like
In order to have someone to provide for him in his afterlife, it was important for a Hebrew to have a/an: correct answers Son
This person could be given money, bread, and a bowl of beer to "assume the sins of the deceased": correct answers Sin eater
Although embalming was rare in biblical times, which of these persons was embalmed? correct answers Joseph
Which Egyptian embalming method consisted of purging the intestines and soaking the body for a period of seventy days? correct answers Least Expensive
"Reducers" was another term for: correct answers Bloodletting
The Burial in Woolen Act stressed that the dead should be buried in what substance or material? correct answers Wool
In which Egyptian embalming method were the organs removed and placed in jars? correct answers Most expensive
The Burial in Woolen Act was created in what year? correct answers 1666
In late 17th century and early 18th century England, if undertakers made a sideline of furnishing upholstery, then area drapers: correct answers Began to furnish funerary goods
During the Middle Ages and in early New England, the "___ to funerals" was hired to walk between homes, tell of a death, and actually invite the householder to the funeral service. correct answers Inviter
The early Christians were forced to go underground and perform their worship in tombs. What were these underground tombs called? correct answers Catacombs
Greek "trapazae" were the: correct answers Square-cut tombs
Another name for the Egyptian physician was the: correct answers Priest
If one does not believe in God, like the Egyptians were described, this person would be called a: correct answers Pagan
Coffined burial during the Middle Ages was: correct answers reserved for the wealthy and important The vogue of black was given a powerful boost in 1498, when black was substituted for white by
___, the widow of Charles VIII of France correct answers Anne
During the Middle Ages, linen was becoming rare and laws were created to limit its use as a burial material. This is mainly because linen was needed or used for: correct answers Paper
The Greek stelae, are also called a ____ tomb correct answers Shaft
Who embalmed the body of the wife of Martin Van Butchell? Her body was kept on display in the house for years until Mr. Butchell's second wife complained and the remains were removed from the residence. correct answers John Hunter
The Egyptian deceased were often soaked in ___ for a prescribed number of days correct answers Natron
During the Middle Ages, when royalty died, a likeness or "fake" body would be created of the deceased, then the likeness of this person might be dressed in royal attire and placed in a special hearse and paraded throughout towns. This ensured the safety of the "real" body while also avoiding showing a possible decomposing body. What was this likeness called? correct answers Effigy
These were established during the Middle Ages to help defray the enormous expense involved in
funeral services: participants paid a "quarterage" or a premium correct answers Burial clubs
Who was in complete charge in the Egyptian embalming chamber? correct answers Kher-heb
The plagues during the Middle Ages were also called this: correct answers Black Death
What's the biggest difference between a Libitanarius and a Libitina? correct answers The Libitanarius is the funeral directory or undertaker's equivalent, and Libitina is the goddess of corpses
Today's western culture is considered to be mostly pagan as of now correct answers False
What did the word "pagan" originally mean? correct answers A villager or county dweller
This society is credited with starting the tradition of cremation correct answers Greeks
What were the Elysian Fields? correct answers A pleasant place where dead heroes favored by the gods would congregate
What is meant by the Romans' "animistic" view of death? correct answers Belief that the soul separated from the body at death and hovered around the grave for its continued peace and happiness
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