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I'm not sure exactly what they thought the brain was, but they did believe that it was useless, and that the heart did all of your thinking.

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Q: What did the egyptians think the heart was?
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What did ancient Egyptians think was the seat of intelligence and emotion?

the heart.


Why did the ancient egyptians think that the brain for a mummy has no use?

Because the soul resided in the heart.


Why did Egyptians preserve bodies though embalming and what was involved in the burial process?

The Egyptians first clean the body then take the brain and all internal organs except heart because heart is their life then they keep them in pyramid because they think that in after life they think that the body will go to heaven


What did Egyptians think was weighed in the afterlife to determine your worth?

They thought your heart was weighed against the feather of truth by Anubis.


Which organ did the Egyptians think was not important at all?

Ancient Egyptians did not think that the brain was important. They thought that it was only to take up space in their head. The heart however, was recognised to be of importance. When they were mummified it was also wrapped and placed back in the body.


What did the Egyptians believe the heart was used for on the afterlife?

The Egyptians thought the heart was the centre of intelligence and emotion. hope i helped you!! :P


Why did the Egyptians not remove the heart in the mummification process and why why did the Egyptians not take out the heart in the mummification process and why?

The heart was kept in to be weighed in the afterlife.It was the only internal organ that was not removed.


Where did Egyptians weigh their heart?

A Scale


What did the egyptians think after death?

they thought the god of the death, anubis, weighed the heart, and depending on the weight, the person had a good or bad afterlife


What internal organs did Egyptians remove?

The brain and heart because Egyptians weighed them. So they can see if they are bad or good. for example if the heart is heavier they are good.Technically the Egyptians removed every single organs BUT the heart because they believed that the spirit only needed its heart to travel into the afterlife.


What did Egyptians think happened after death?

they thought the god of the death, anubis, weighed the heart, and depending on the weight, the person had a good or bad afterlife


What organs did not the Egyptians remove?

The heart they thought it was there source of knowledge and memories.