Mummification and Pyramid Quiz

What was the purpose of the mummification?

• Make sure the body decayed

• Become one with the universe

• Preserve the body and achieve immortality

• Preserve the body for the family

How many days did take to mummify a body in ancient Egypt?

• 5

• 10

• 50

• 70

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

• Brain

• Heart

• Liver

• Intestins

Natron...

• Makeup that Egyptians wore

• Was a special food

• Was a tipe of salt that they used to preserve mummies

• was a weapon

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

Decomposition

• is a part of life.

• starts as soon as cells die.

• starts when bacteria living in the body start to eat the body.

• start when maggots lay eggs on the body.

When preserving a mummy, which organ did the ancient Egyptians remove first?

• the brain

• the heart

• the liver

• the lungs

Ancient Egyptian mummies do NOT show high rates of:

• cancer

• lung disease

• tuberculosis

• cardiovascular disease

Some mummies were taxed as:

• smoked meat

• salted meat

• smoked fish

• salted fish

Air pollution, cardiovascular disease and tuberculosis all seemed to be problems in ancient Egypt. Which of these surprised you the most? Why?