basis. For Egyptians this could therefore also be applied to their own lives and death. The afterlife was thus viewed simply as an extension of earthly existence with the rebirth in the afterlife comparable to the flooding of the Nile every year that brought new life to the crops of Egypt. This idea of life gave Egyptians a structure and goal to their lives. In this sense, it helped to fulfill the most important function of religion in Egyptian society. It gave people something to live for and an event to build themselves towards. Individuals believed that after death, their hearts would be weighed against a feather in the Hall of Maat, by the goddess of truth. "Osiris...weighing human beings' hearts to determine whether they had lived justly enough to deserve everlasting life."(Mckay 25) If lighter than the feather, would be allowed passage to an eternal and pleasant life. Therefore, People lived their lives to prepare for the day when they would die and their hearts would be weighed to see if they were actually worthy. This made people live good lives and try to keep their hearts good for when it would be weighed. It also gave them the ability to approach death with a degree of happiness and relief, not fear. Therefore it gave them a sense of peace and order in their lives that they may have needed eac
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