Mummies

______ helped dry the body quickly and keep it from decaying.

• Resin

• Natron

• Linen

Sometimes the mummy's case was placed in a stone coffin called a ________.

• tomb

• casket

• sarcophagus

The Beautiful House is where priests worked to make a mummy.

• True

• False

Egyptologists think that ancient Egyptians made over _____ million mummies.

• 7

• 70

• 700

Room below the mastaba where the mummy was kept

• architect

• burial chamber

• pyramid

• sphinx

Which statement identifies the central idea of the text? (RI.1.2)

• In ancient Egypt, it was very unlikely for nobles to be granted eternal life by the gods.

• In order to be accepted into the afterlife in ancient Egypt, an individual was judged by the wealth they possessed at the end of their lives.

• Mummification was a process in which ancient Egyptian citizens showed respect for their nobles.

• In ancient Egypt, a noble’s journey to the afterlife includes mummification and spiritual judgement by the God Osiris.

In your opinion, why did Egyptians spend so much time on the physical presentation of the body when a noble was ultimately judged on the contents of their heart?

In the context of the text, can we control our fate (destiny)? Things to consider: Egyptian culture practiced mummification because people believed they could control their afterlife through this process. What rituals do other cultures practice in hopes of controlling their afterlife?

• Yes, we can control our fate (destiny).

• No, we can not control our fate (destiny).

Where mummies are buried

• funeral procession

• mourn

• papyrus scrolls

• tomb

The prayers, magic spells, and maps of the underworld that are buried with the mummies to help make their journey safely.

• The Book of the Living

• The Book of the Dead

• The Book of Eli