Egyptian Mummification & Afterlife

Which organ was seen as having no use and therefore would be crushed and removed?

• Heart

• Kidney

• Brain

• Eyes

Why did the Egyptians mummify their deceased?

• Egyptians wanted to see what the bodies would look like later

• Egyptians believed their Ka lived on and needed their bodies preserved

• For science and research

• So they wouldn't be eaten by Ammut.

What organ was left in the body after the mummification process?

• Heart

• Lungs

• Intestine

• Liver

When a soul's heart is lighter than the feather, the soul passes on to the ______________ where they would live with their loved ones.

• Great Pyramid

• Nile River

• tallest mountains

• Field of reeds

About how long would death rituals take?

• 1 year

• 70 days

• 15 days

• 2 days

What was the Book of the Dead?

• A manual with spells and passwords to help the dead in the afterlife.

• A detailed log of all the people that have died.

• Instructions for how to mummify a body.

• A story Egyptians would read to their children.

In the past, Europeans ate or drank remedies that contained mummies remains.

• True

• False

What was mummy brown?

• The description of what mummies look like.

• A ceremony in the death rituals.

• A paint color that used ground mummy in the paint.