Mummification

What do the Egyptians remove when they're making a mummy

• Organs

• Liver

• Lungs

• All of the above

Why did the ancient Egyptians place the favorite belongings of the pharaoh in his tomb?

• So no other human would ever use them
• To keep thieves from stealing them
• To prevent his servants from stealing them
• So they could be used by the pharaoh in the next life

How did ancient Egyptians show their belief in an afterlife?

• They believed in only one god

• They preserved (Mummified) the bodies of the dead

• They became famous warriors

• They prayed in temples everyday

The goal of mummification was to 

• Make sure the body decayed
• Preserve the body and achieve immortality
• Become one with the universe
• None of the above

What was the special salt used to dry the body during mummification

• Sea
• Morton
• Natron
• Iodized

The jars that hold the internal organs of the deceased are called

• Canopic
• Bell
• Ziploc
• Mason

The large stone coffin that holds the other wooden coffins is called a

• Shaduf
• Shenti
• Masoleum
• Sarcophagus

The only organ left in the body was the ______ it was believed to be the center of intelligence

• Brain
• Heart
• Liver
• Stomach

What was the purpose of canopic jars?

• They held the oils used to help preserve the body

• They held important organs taken from the body

• They held food that the spirit would need in the afterlife

• They were for storing papers that detailed the life of the person

After death, why was it important to start the mummification process as soon as possible?

• Because the people that did the mummification were always busy

• Because the body could be stolen by thieves

• Because it took time to get money to pay for the mummification

• Because the body could become seriously rotted in a short time