Mummies

What is the flesh on a mummy most like?

• cotton cloth

• peach skin

• beef jerky

• banana peel

Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?

• They wanted a way to punish the dead for their sins in life.

• It was an easy way to dispose of bodies.

• They believed a body needed to be mummified for a person to go to the afterlife.

In Peru, why did the ancient people make mummies?

• They wanted to keep their loved ones with them forever - even after they died.

• They wanted to make sure people could get to the afterlife.

• They thought that if a person was not mummified, his spirit would not find peace.

True or False? Ancient mummies have been found on every continent except Antarctica.

• True

• False

True or False? In Japan, some people have mummified themselves - starting when they were alive!

• True

• False

What animal was most frequently mummified by the ancient Egyptians?

• horses

• dogs

• cats

• oxen

If I wanted to be mummified today, where would I go?

• South America

• Keedysville

• Canada

• Utah

Why did ancient cultures stop making mummies.

• Usually because they were conquered by a another culture who didn't believe in it.

• They could no longer find the materials needed to make a mummy.

• They did not have the time required to mummify so many people as the population grew.

Why did the Egyptians pull the brain out through the nose?

• They thought it was so important that they wanted to save it.

• They thought it was NOT important and threw it away.

Where did the word "mummy" probaby come from?

• An old Turkish word that meant "rock"

• An Old English word that meant "mother"