Why did the Egyptians bother to preserve their dead?

They believed their bodies were needed for the afterlife

What was natron and how was it used in the mummification process?

A salty crystal substance that helped to dry out the body

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1
What is a mummy from Ancient Egypt?
A scary monster that walks around with its hands held out
All of the above
A preserved body of the dead
Someone who takes care of you when you are young
2
What happened to the brain when they were preserving the organs of the body?
Nothing, they just left it there
It was thrown away
It was dried out and put back into the skull
It was preserved separately with the heart
3
What were the two parts of the person that the Egyptians wanted to unite in the afterlife?
The inner and outer
The yin and yang
The alpha and omega
The ba and ka
4
What is the process called that the Ancient Egyptians used to preserve the dead?
Embalming
Deflating
Wrapping
Deadening
5
What happened to the mummies of ancient Egypt?
They were ground up into dust to make magic potions
Some survived and you can see them in museums today
They were burned for fuel by grave robbers
All of the above
6
About how many mummies were estimated to have been buried in the history of Ancient Egypt?
50,000
700,000
70 million
2 million
7
Why did the Egyptians bother to preserve their dead?
To have bodies to remember the dead
Out of respect for their elders
Had hopes that the bodies could be cured in the future
They believed their bodies were needed for the afterlife
8
What was used to wrap the body near the end of the mummification process?
silk
aluminum foil
cheese cloth
linen
9
What was natron and how was it used in the mummification process?
A salty crystal substance that helped to dry out the body
A tomb where the bodies of the royals were buried
A type of cloth used to cover the body before it was buried
A sticky substance used to glue the wrappings to the body
10
About how long did it take to preserve a mummy for burial?
10 days
40 days
1 year
2 hours

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