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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2mins
What is the flesh on a mummy most like?
cotton cloth
peach skin
beef jerky
banana peel
Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?
They wanted a way to punish the dead for their sins in life.
It was an easy way to dispose of bodies.
They believed a body needed to be mummified for a person to go to the afterlife.
In Peru, why did the ancient people make mummies?
They wanted to keep their loved ones with them forever - even after they died.
They wanted to make sure people could get to the afterlife.
They thought that if a person was not mummified, his spirit would not find peace.
True or False? Ancient mummies have been found on every continent except Antarctica.
True
False
True or False? In Japan, some people have mummified themselves - starting when they were alive!
True
False
What animal was most frequently mummified by the ancient Egyptians?
horses
dogs
cats
oxen
If I wanted to be mummified today, where would I go?
South America
Keedysville
Canada
Utah
Why did ancient cultures stop making mummies.
Usually because they were conquered by a another culture who didn't believe in it.
They could no longer find the materials needed to make a mummy.
They did not have the time required to mummify so many people as the population grew.
Why did the Egyptians pull the brain out through the nose?
They thought it was so important that they wanted to save it.
They thought it was NOT important and threw it away.
Where did the word "mummy" probaby come from?
An old Turkish word that meant "rock"
An Old English word that meant "mother"
