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Mummification

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Identify three pieces of equipment you will need to mummify a body.

a)

Rope to tie arms and legs together

Book of the Dead

Papyrus

b)

Camel

Linen

Amulets

c)

Oils

Doctor

Canopic jars

d)

Scalpel to cut into the body

Natron

Fork

2.

What is the main title of this piece of writing?

a)

Mummification

b)

Learn How to Mummify

c)

How to Mummify a Body

d)

Mummy Instructions

3.

What sub-headings are used in this piece of writing?

a)

Equipment List

b)

How to Mummify a Body

c)

Instructions

d)

What Next?

4.

What is the name of the place where you will take the dead body?

a)

Pyramid

b)

Tomb

c)

Ibu Tent

d)

Table

5.

Which organs did the Egyptians extract from the body?

a)

Liver, kidneys, heart, brain and intestines

b)

Skin, lungs, stomach, brain and intestines

c)

Bones, kidneys, stomach, brain and intestines

d)

Liver, lungs, stomach, brain and intestines

6.

Why did the Egyptians leave the heart inside the body?

a)

In case the person was still alive

b)

They didn't know how to get it out

c)

It was the centre of intelligence and they needed it for the afterlife

d)

They didn't want to get their fingers dirty

7.

How did the Egyptians remove the brain?

a)

Used a long hook to break up the brain and pulled it out through the nose

b)

Used a long hook to break up the brain and pulled it out through the eye socket

c)

Used a long hook to break up the brain and pulled it out through the ear holes

d)

Used a long hook to break up the brain and pulled it out through the mouth

8.

What is the reason for covering the body with oils?

a)

So the dead body was moisturised

b)

To act as anti-wrinkle cream

c)

To help the skin stay elastic

d)

So the body didn't decompose

9.

What are the organs placed inside?

a)

Canopic jars

b)

Pieces of linen

c)

The tomb

d)

Back inside the body

10.

What is the final step of mummification?

a)

Dig a hole and bury the body in the ground

b)

Tie the arms and legs together. Put a papyrus scroll with spells from the Book of the Dead in between the wrapped hands.

c)

Place amulets in between the pieces of wrapped linen

d)

Build a pyramid for the body to go inside

11.

Why is it important to have an equipment list?

a)

Because Miss Greener told me I should use one

b)

So the reader will know how much it costs

c)

So the reader knows what they will need to complete the task

d)

It isn't important

12.

What is the purpose of the sub-headings?

a)

To give my writing structure

b)

It looks good

c)

They are a mini title

d)

So the reader can locate the information they need

13.

Explain what the palm wine is for.

a)

To make the body smell nice

b)

To wash the body

c)

For the embalmers to drink

d)

To keep help the skin stay elastic

14.

Explain what the natron is for.

a)

To wash the body

b)

To dry out the organs

c)

To make it smell nice

d)

To dry out the body

15.

What is similar about the use of the amulets and the priest?

a)

The are both magical

b)

The both help with the mummification process

c)

They both happen towards the end of the mummification process

d)

They both help ward off evil spirits and help the deceased make the journey to the afterlife