Mummy Article

The Eighteenth through the Twentieth Dynasties of the New Kingdom lasted from 1570-1075 BCE. How many years is this?

• 495

• 500

• 3000

• 300

Approximately how many days did the mummification process take?

• 70

• 80

• 120

• 25

Metal hooks were inserted through the nostrils to remove what organ?

• brain

• liver

• spleen

• heart

What is the name of the salt used to dry out the moisture from the body?

• natron

• sodium chloride

• Himalayan Pink Salt

• Kosher Salt

What was the name of the special jars that contained the organs?

• Canopic Jars

• Canning Jars

• Jelly Jars

• JarJar Binks

What was the only organ left in place inside the body?

• heart

• brain

• stomach

• lungs

True or False: Items were placed inside the tomb because Egyptians thought these things would be needed in the Afterlife

• True

• False

How many "spirits" did the Egyptians believe in?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

True or False: Animals were often mummified for religious reasons

• True

• False

True or False: X-rays destroy the mummies

• True

• False