Ancient Egyptian Mummification

What is another word for the process of mummification?

• papyrus

• embalming

• pharaoh

• wrapping

Where did the Egyptians store four of the organs?

• big bins

• they threw them all away

• in a basket

• canopic jars

The lids of the canopic jars each represented a different Egyptian

• Pharaoh

• King

• God

• Scribe

What is the name of the salt mixture that covered the body to help preserve the body?

• natron

• carbon dioxide

• baking soda

• clay solution

Why did they paint the body with resin before wrapping the body?

• to harden the skin

• to make the body colorful

• to show the power of the king

• wash the body of chemicals

Which organ is thrown away because Egyptians didn't view it as important?

• heart

• liver

• lungs

• brain

Which organ did they leave in the body because they felt it controlled all thinking and emotions?

• brain

• heart

• lungs

• intestines

Which of these organs was not placed into a canopic jar?

• kidney

• lungs

• liver

• intestines

What does it mean to preserve something?

• to keep something in tact and put together

• to save the date for something

• to take out organs

• to eat special foods

After wrapping the body in linen once, what did embalmers place on the body before wrapping it a second time?

• resin

• natron

• amulets

• sarcophagus