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Q: Why were Egyptian tombs filled in with art paintings and jewelry?
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Where can you find most Egyptian paintings?

Places such as tombs, temple and objects in museums.


Where were Egyptian wall paintings found?

Many paintings from Ancient Egypt have been found near the Valley of Kings in Luxor. However, many are also found in the tombs of the pharaohs.


What kinds of things were placed in pharaoh tombs?

Pharaoh's tombs were filled with jewelry, art, gold, food, and of course the pharaoh himself.


What was the most important purpose of sculpture and wall paintings in Egyptian tombs?

They protected and provided for the ka in the afterlife


What was most important purpose of sculpture and wall paintings in Egyptian tombs?

They protected and provided for the ka in the afterlife


How do you know that afterlife was important to ancient egyptians?

The tombs of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs and nobility are filled with items that would be needed in the Egyptian afterlife. Also the uncovered writings of the ancient Egyptians speak about the afterlife.


What Egyptian customs were associated with jewelry?

Some gemstones were used for protection or luck. Jewelry was an important part of society worn by both men and women and were prized possessions. Jewelry was buried in the tombs after a person died which inspired many grave robbers.


What were most queens or women pharaohs tombs filled with?

Most royal tombs contained a wide variety of ritualistic objects and jewelry, the reason they brought the item with them is because they thought they needed the items to protect and sustain the king in the netherworld.


Where would Egyptian tombs be located?

pyramid


What were Egyptian burial chambers called?

Tombs


What are Ancient Egyptian pharaoh tombs?

They are pyramids.


What did Egyptian pharaohs put in tombs?

to preserve them