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Mummies
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In earlier
times the ancient Egyptians buried their dead in the desert sand. This created
a natural mummification. The bodies of the dead remained well preserved from
decay but not necessarily from animals. This led the ancients to begin burying
their dead in coffins. The problem was that in the coffins the bodies decayed.
The Egyptians developed a new way to preserve the bodies. We call this process
the Egyptians used mummification.
Find the
answers to the following questions.
1.What two
steps did the mummification process entail?
2.Where was
the dead body taken to begin the mummification process?
3.Why did the
embalmers remove the internal organs from the body? Why didn't they take the
heart too?
4.How were
the internal organs dried out?
5.What is
natron? Explain its importance to the Egyptian mummification process.
6.How long
did the Egyptians allow the body to dry?
7.What was
stuffed in the body to make it appear lifelike?
8.What were
canopic jars? What as the significance of the figures carved on the top?
9.How did the
Ancient Egyptians preserve the skin?
10.Which
parts of the body are wrapped first?
11.Why are
amulets placed in between the layers of linen?
12.What does
the priest do while the body is being wrapped?
13.After the
arms and legs are tied together what is placed between the hands?
14.After this
the bodies were further wrapped. What was painted in between the layers of
linen?
15.What
happens at the funeral?
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