1. Educación Básica Superior
Primer Quimestre - Tercer Parcial
STUDENT(S): GRADE
TEACHER: Mauricio Torres SUBJECT: Social Studies
DATE: 27/8/13 TIME: 30 min.
TAREA (T) No. 2 10 Points
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:Read the instructions below before starting the activity. Curs
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 Read the instructions carefully.
 Use blue or black pen to fill out the task.
 Read the text below in order to complete the task. 8
EGYPTIAN AFTERLIFE
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Weighing of the Heart
People in most ancient civilizations were afraid of their gods. This was not true in ancient
Egypt. The Egyptians loved their gods. They had little fear and great wonder.
There was one exception - the god Ammut. Almost everyone in ancient Egypt was afraid
of Ammut! Ammut was the Devourer. The ancient Egyptians believed if you did something
bad, your heart would be heavy, and the god Ammut could suddenly appear and gobble
you up!
The god Ammut had a big part in the weighing of the heart ceremony. When you died, the
ancient Egyptians believed you traveled to an afterlife, a heavenly place where you spent
eternity. You had to earn your way. There were rules. To enter your afterlife, you had to
have a light heart. Light hearts were earned from a lifetime of doing good deeds.
To find out if your heart qualified for the trip to the afterlife, your spirit had to enter the
Hall of Maat. The god Anubis weighed your heart. The god Thoth recorded the findings.
(In ancient Egypt, everything was recorded and written down.)
If your heart was light, lighter than a feather, you passed the test and entered your
afterlife.
BUT, if your heart was heavy because your deeds were dreadful, the god Ammut would
suddenly appear ... and eat you up!
No one wanted that, so nearly everyone in ancient Egypt did good deeds to keep their
heart light.
I. Interpret: Answer the following questions with full answers. (2 points each for a correct answer, 0.5 each for
following instructions if the answer is correct)
1. What was the role of the god Ammut?

2. 2. Why would Thoth write everything down? How does this reflect Egyptian society?
3. How would you enter the afterlife? What was that process?
4. Do you believe that this legend was enough to persuade people to behave well?