Ancient Egyptian - Mummification and Mummy Curse

What is a mummy from Ancient Egypt?

• A scary monster that walks around with its hands held out

• A preserved body of the dead

• Someone who takes care of you when you are young

• None of the above

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

• A type of cloth used to cover the body before it was buried

• A sticky substance used to glue the wrappings to the body

• A salty crystal substance that helped to dry out the body

• A special type of tomb where the bodies of the royals were buried

About how many mummies were estimated to have been buried in the history of Ancient Egypt?

• 10,000

• 50,000

• 700,000

• 70 million

What happened to the brain when they were preserving the organs of the body?

• It was dried out and put back into the skull

• It was thrown away

• It was preserved separately with the heart

• It was the only organ preserved as it was sacred

• Nothing, they just left it there

About how long did it take to preserve a mummy for burial?

• 2 hours

• 3 days

• 1 week

• 40 days

Why did the Egyptians bother to preserve their dead?

• They wanted to have the bodies around to help remember the dead

• They were hoping that the bodies could be cured in the future

• They believed their bodies were needed for the afterlife

• Out of respect for their elders

• To someday have an army of walking dead that could take over the world

What do we call the sheet that was placed over the mummy before it was buried?

• Toga

• Shroud

• Sarcophagus

• Linen

Do common people get mummified?

• Yes, everyone is treated equally.

• No, not everyone can afford the cost of mummification.

• Yes, Pharaohs want it that way

• No, because not enough tombs

Do people die from participating in excavation of mummy?

• Yes, because mummified mummies has dangerous bacteria and mold that can cause death.

• No, those molds and bacteria only cause someone to fall sick badly.

• Yes, after they read the curse written on the tomb

• No, only fools believe this one.

what is the main purpose of carving the curse on the tombs?

• to make the tomb attractive

• to scare anyone that want to open it, especially tomb raiders

• to let the world know how dangerous is the Egyptian people are

• to make the magic spells happen to those who read it