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Upon death, the soul split into two segments: The Ba and the Ka
The Ba was thought to the personality of the deceased (humor, charm, wit)
The Ka was though to be the life force
After death, the Ba watched over the living family while the Ka entered the Land of Two Fields, the afterlife. Whatever items the individual was buried with would be able to access them there.
Graverobbers could potentially jeopardize an individual’s journey to the afterlife or bring harm to the body.
Types of Architecture
Mastabas were low,
rectangular tombs
which were blockaded
and thus made more
difficult to enter.
Egyptian constructed
Mastaba tombs for those
of the upper class, and
eventually the middle
class
These structures offered the greatest amount of security for Pharaoh, who was understood to be Horus in life and Osiris in death
Additionally, the triangular shape symbolized a ray of sunlight, or the power of Ra, reflecting on the Pharaoh’s body
The intensity of the Ancient Egyptian Religion resulted in the construction of religious temples throughout Egypt
These construction projects drew farmers into concentrated areas which in turn helping form cities.
They were paid in food and beer.
There a number of cities but there was no main city