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Focus Questions:

 * 1) __What is the concept of the Book of the Dead? __ (Areti) The Egyptian Book of the Dead was a rough equivalent to the Bible in that the Egyptians regarded it with the utmost respect. This topic goes into a[[image:800px-All_Gizah_Pyramids-3.jpg width="536" height="425" align="right" caption="Pyramids - Courtesy of Creative Commons"]]detailed description of the concept of the book.
 * 2) __What did the mummification process involve? __ (Areti) We've all heard of mummification but what did it entail? Here is a step-by-step description of the mummification procedures and the embalming process.
 * 3) __What took place in the after life?  __ (Rachel)﻿ The Egyptians believed in a complex and detailed afterlife. This focus question will go into details about the Egyptian belief about souls (the ba and ka) and what exactly happened once you passed on.
 * 4) __What took place at a funeral? __ (Rachel) ﻿Egyptian funerals were inrtricate and involved procedures. This question goes into length on a number of Egyptian funerary customs.
 * 5) __Who were the gods and goddesses of death? __ (Rachel)﻿ Who exactly were the gods and goddesses the Egyptians believed were involved with death and the afterlife? Here is a description.
 * 6) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">__<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">What was entailed with the coffins and tombs? __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">(Areti) ﻿Egyptian coffins (or sarcophagus') and tombs were varied and differed from modern-day. Here is a detailed analysis of the coffins and tombs Egyptians were buried in.

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