What was the purpose of the book of the dead? a. to people in their passage to the afterlife b. to record the names of the dead pharaohs c. to teach the process of mummification d. to people grieve after a death in the family

A. The Egyptian Book of the Dead is a collection of spells which enable the soul of the deceased to navigate the afterlife

one central belief of buddhism is often referred to as reincarnation -- the concept that people are reborn after dying. buddhism is a philosophy of life expounded by gautama buddha ("buddha" means "enlightened one"), who lived and taught in northern india in the 6th century b.c.