Relier Pairs Ancient Egypt AfterlifeVersion en ligne Vocabulary related to the afterlife beliefs of ancient Egyptians par Kathryn Twyford 1 The Book of the Dead. 2 mummification 3 Egyptians viewed animals not only as pets, but also as sacred creatures 4 Because of embalming 5 to be present continuously or have a home in a particular place 6 to protect the bodies of dead pharaohs from floods, wild animals, and robbers 7 special jars that held the organs and were buried with the body. 8 Egyptians believed the pharaohs would be happy after death if they had their personal belongings 9 embalming 10 great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh built pyramids They placed the pharaoh's clothing, weapons, furniture, and jewelry in the pyramids resided pyramids the process of wrapping a prepared body for the afterlife Egyptians studied its prayers and magic spells to prepare for the afterlife they buried the mummies of cats, birds, and other animals at temples honoring their gods and goddesses. The Egyptians learned much about the human body and developed basic medical skills the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying Canopic Jars