... . They believed that everyone had several parts. The ka; spiritual double, created at birth and released from the body at death. The ba; soul, and the akh; supernatural power. As long as the body was preserved, the ka and ba would live. That is why they carefully mummified their dead and laid them in tombs where offerings of food could be ... made, which would nourish the ka. Once in the tomb it was believed that the akh began its journey to the hall of judgment. The god Anubis held the person's heart in one pan in another a feather of Ma"at, the goddess of justice. The more crimes the d...

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• Grade Level: High School

... . They believed that everyone had several parts. The ka; spiritual double, created at birth and released from the body at death. The ba; soul, and the akh; supernatural power. As long as the body was preserved, the ka and ba would live. That is why they carefully mummified their dead and laid them in tombs where offerings of food could be ... made, which would nourish the ka. Once in the tomb it was believed that the akh began its journey to the hall of judgment. The god Anubis held th! e person's heart in one pan in another a feather of Ma"at, the goddess of justice. The more crimes the...

• Word Count: 1787
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... . They believed that everyone had several parts. The ka; spiritual double, created at birth and released from the body at death. The ba; soul, and the akh; supernatural power. As long as the body was preserved, the ka and ba would live. That is why they carefully mummified their dead and laid them in tombs where offerings of food could be ... made, which would nourish the ka. Once they were in the tomb it was believed that the akh began its journey to the hall of judgment. They had a saying; "He who reaches the other world without wrongdoing shall exist there like a god." There were seve...

• Word Count: 1494
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School