Which of the following best describes ancient Egyptian beliefs about death?%0D%0A(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0ADeath represented a permanent end to an individual’s life; the dead entered a permanent state of non-existence.%0D%0ADeath represented a permanent end to an individual’s life; the dead entered a permanent state of non-existence.%0D%0A%0D%0ADeath represented a punishment for human failings during life. An individual’s ka could only be reunited with the mummified body through the prayers and pious acts of the living.%0D%0ADeath represented a punishment for human failings during life. An individual’s ka could only be reunited with the mummified body through the prayers and pious acts of the living.%0D%0A%0D%0ADeath represented a temporary interruption in life, not the end of life. A happy existence in the afterlife could be achieved through piety to the gods, mummification, and the provision of funerary equipment.%0D%0ADeath represented a temporary interruption in life, not the end of life. A happy existence in the afterlife could be achieved through piety to the gods, mummification, and the provision of funerary equipment.%0D%0A%0D%0ADeath represented a ritual of purification, in which the pure soul (ka) was released from its imprisonment in the corrupted body and allowed to rejoin the gods. The corpse was mummified in order to minimize putrefaction, a symbol of its corruption
Death represented a temporary interruption in life, not the end of life. A happy existence in the afterlife could be achieved through piety to the gods, mummification, and the provision of funerary equipment.
