Tombs and Mummies

Ancient Egyptian Mummies

Ancient Egyptians believed that there was a life after death called the 'afterlife.' They also believed that a body had to be preserved after death so that a person could safely reach the afterlife. And so, they Egyptians made mummies to preserve the dead bodies of kings, queens and nobles. Mummification was a long, e pensive process that took about !" days to complete. Egyptians used the chemical natron to dry out the body and prevent it from rotting away. #irst, the organs such as the stomach, intestines, lungs, and liver were removed from the body and preserved with natron. The organs were then put in $ars called 'canopic $ars' to be placed ne t to the body. The brain was then pulled out of the head through the nose using a long hook. Then the body was covered with natron and dried for about %" days. After that, the inside of the body was stuffed so that it would keep its shape. Then the body was wrapped in bandages. #inally, a religious ceremony was held to help the dead reach the afterlife.

Ancient Egyptian Mummies

&'( )hy did Egyptians preserve the bodies of dead people* &+( )ho usually mummies* got made into

&,( -ow long did it take to make a mummy* &%( )hy did Egyptians use the

chemical natron* &.( )hat organs does the article mention* &/( )hat happened to the organs* &!( )here were the canopic $ars placed* &0( )hat happened to the brain* &1( -ow long was the body dried* &'"( )hy was the body stuffed* &''( )hat was the body wrapped in*

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Ancient Egyptian Beliefs

Ancient Egyptians believed that there was a life after death called the 'afterlife.' They believed that the afterlife was a '#ield of 2eeds' where people would live forever without sickness or death. 3ut not everybody was able to reach the afterlife. 4nly people who were good were allowed into the afterlife. And so, to prove they were good, the dead were put on trial. The 5od Anubis &who had the head of a $ackal( brought the dead person to the -all of the 6ead. There, Anubis weighed the dead person's heart to see if it was heavier than the '#eather of Truth.' 7f a person was good then their heart was lighter than the feather. -owever, if a person had done many evil things, their heart was heavier. 7n that case, the demon Ammit &who had the head of a crocodile and body of a hippo and lion( ate the heart and the person could not enter the afterlife. #inally, if a person had a light heart, they were brought before the gods and had to declare that they had done no evil in life. They had to swear they had killed nobody or committed no evil. 4nly then could they enter the afterlife.

Ancient Egyptian Beliefs

&'( )hat did the ancient Egyptians believe the afterlife was* &+( )hat was the afterlife like* &,( )ho was allowed to enter the afterlife* &%( )ho weighed the hearts of the dead* &.( )hat did Anubis look like* &/( )hat did Anubis weigh the heart against* &!( )hat did it mean if the heart was lighter than the feather* &0( )hat happened to the heart if the heart was heavier than the feather* &1( )hat did Ammit look like* &'"( )hat did the dead person have to swear*

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The weighing of the heart against the feather of Ma'at .

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8arcophagus with canopic $ars.

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