Ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife and that the body needed to be preserved to safely reach it. They developed the practice of mummification to preserve kings, queens, and nobles, which took 70 days. The organs were removed and dried with natron, then placed in canopic jars near the body. The brain was removed through the nose with a hook. The body was dried with natron for 40 days, stuffed to keep its shape, and wrapped in bandages.
Ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife and that the body needed to be preserved to safely reach it. They developed the practice of mummification to preserve kings, queens, and nobles, which took 70 days. The organs were removed and dried with natron, then placed in canopic jars near the body. The brain was removed through the nose with a hook. The body was dried with natron for 40 days, stuffed to keep its shape, and wrapped in bandages.
Ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife and that the body needed to be preserved to safely reach it. They developed the practice of mummification to preserve kings, queens, and nobles, which took 70 days. The organs were removed and dried with natron, then placed in canopic jars near the body. The brain was removed through the nose with a hook. The body was dried with natron for 40 days, stuffed to keep its shape, and wrapped in bandages.
Ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife and that the body needed to be preserved to safely reach it. They developed the practice of mummification to preserve kings, queens, and nobles, which took 70 days. The organs were removed and dried with natron, then placed in canopic jars near the body. The brain was removed through the nose with a hook. The body was dried with natron for 40 days, stuffed to keep its shape, and wrapped in bandages.
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Tombs and Mummies
Ancient Egyptian 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.
(1) Why did Egyptians preserve the
bodies of dead people? So they could have safely reach the afterlife.
And so, they Egyptians made mummies
to preserve the dead bodies of kings, queens and nobles. Mummification was a long, expensive process that took about 70 days to complete. Egyptians used the chemical natron to dry out the body and prevent it from rotting away.
(3) How long did it take to make a
mummy? 70 days.
First, 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 jars called 'canopic jars' to be placed next to the body. The brain was then pulled out of the head through the nose using a long hook.
(5) What organs does the article
mention? Stomach, intestines, lungs and liver.
Then the body was covered with natron
and dried for about 40 days. After that, the inside of the body was stuffed so that it would keep its shape. Then the body was wrapped in bandages. Finally, a religious ceremony was held to help the dead reach the afterlife.
(2) Who usually got made into
mummies? Kings, Queens and nobles.
(4) Why did Egyptians use the
chemical natron? They used it to dry out the bodies and prevent the bodies from rotting away.
(6) What happened to the organs?
They were preserved with natron. (7) Where were the canopic jars placed? next to the boddie (8) What happened to the brain? The brain was pulled out of the head through the nose using a long hook. (9) How long was the body dried? 40 days. (10) Why was the body stuffed? So it would keep the same shape. (11) What was the body wrapped in? bandages.