Unit 4 (Mummification) Review

How did ancient Egyptians show their belief in an after life?

• They believed in only one god
• They preserved (Mummified) the bodies of the dead
• They became famous warriors
• They prayed in temples everyday

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

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

About how many days did it take to mummify a body in ancient Egypt?

• 5
• 10
• 50
• 70

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

• Sea
• Morton
• Natron
• Iodized

The jars that held the internal organs of the deceased were called:

• Canopic
• Bell
• Ibis

• Amulets

The large stone coffin that held the other wooden coffins was called a

• Shaduf

• Shenti

• Mausoleum

• Sarcophagus

The Egyptians mummified the body because they believed 

• Their brain needed to be preserved

• The gods needed it
• The body was going to continue on in the next life

• It was required by law

This book of over 200 spells that helped the deceased to reach the afterlife was known as the

• Book of Resurrection
• Book of the Dead
• Book of Amon Re
• Book of the Heart

The scene or ceremony where a person's soul was judged was known as the

• Weighing of the Heart
• Opening of the Mouth
• Capturing the Ba
• Freeing the Ka