Read about It. Рахимбергенова М.Х. - 27 стр.

       When the soul wishes to return to visit familiar scenes on earth, it         2. Answer the questions.
enters the body of a bird or an animal, or perhaps it blossoms as a                 1. How can we guess what early people thought about human
flower. It may also visit the tomb as the ba and reanimate the mummy          personality?
and go forth to gaze on scenes that were familiar and dear in other days.           2. In what way were dreams explained?
       The souls of dead men whom Osiris condemns, because of sins                  3. Why did ancient people try not to neglect the ka or ghost?
committed on earth, are subjected to terrible tortures before they are              4. What would happen to a person whose shadow was offended?
devoured by the animal gods who crouch, waiting, in the silent and aw-              5. Who could cast out evil spirit?
ful hall of judgment.
                                                                                    Tasks to chapter 2
      Tasks
                                                                                    1. Read the statements and decide if they are true or false.
       1. Look through three chapters and give the Russian equiva-                  1. Throughout all Egypt history the body was never protected
lents to the following words.                                                 from decay.
                                                                                    2. Dismemberment was replaced by embalming.
1. tomb                  11. to conjure up            21. peril
                                                                                    3. The words of pity were said into the ears of the corpse.
2. seer                  12. invocation               22. formidable
3. ghost                 13. wizard                   23. hospitality
                                                                                    2. Answer the questions.
4. grave                 14. to decay                 24. paradise
                                                                                    1. What caused such a variety of soul concepts?
5. to haunt              15. interment                25. justice
                                                                                    2. How did Egyptians make the soul leave the body quickly?
6. fame                  16. riddance                 26. to devour
                                                                                    3. What did the cost of embalming depend on? Why, in your
7. inscription           17. embalming                27. scale
                                                                              opinion, was the described method of embalming the costliest?
8. descendent            18. mummy                    28. torture
                                                                                    4. What particular was in four jars?
9. to perpetuate         19. mourner                  29. to condemn
10. spell                20. to wail                  30. to acquit
                                                                                    3. Read the description of funeral procession and interpret it
                                                                              into Russian.
      Tasks to chapter 1
                                                                                    Tasks to chapter 3
       1. Read the statements and decide if they are true or false.
                                                                                    1. Read the statements and decide if they are true or false.
       1. Only people were believed to possess a ka.
                                                                                    1. To return to tomb the soul should accept an offer by goddess.
       2. Humans could observe their own souls wandering about.
                                                                                    2. The most formidable enemy of the soul was a gigantic tortoise.
       3. The statues of kings were intended both to give material body
                                                                                    3. In the end of the soul’s trip it was awaited by magic boat.
to soul and to praise the deceased.
                                                                                    4. The pilgrim soul repented all its sins standing before the gates.
       4. Ancient Egyptians believed their shadows to be their mind.
                                                                                    5. The souls of condemned dead men were returned to tomb.
       5. Nowadays people have two names to protect themselves from
evil spirit.
                                                                                    2. Answer the questions.
                                                                                    1. What was the journey of the soul so dangerous for?

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