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Mummification

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Egyptians believe in?

a)

Past Life

b)

Unicorns

c)

After Life

d)

all of the above

2.

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

a)
Sea
b)
Morton
c)
Natron
d)
Iodized
3.

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

a)
Brain
b)
Heart
c)
Liver
d)
Stomach
4.

The pyramids were built as tombs for the pharaohs?

a)

True

b)

false

5.

The process of preserving a body for the afterlife is called

a)
Cremation
b)
Mummification
c)
Autopsy
d)
Surgery
6.

What name was given to Egyptian tombs built to prepare a ruler for the after-life?

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Pyramid

7.
This organ was considered useless so it was removed and thrown away
a)
Brain
b)
Heart
c)
Liver
d)
Stomach
8.

Priests covered the body in ___________ to dry it out.

a)

flour

b)

salt

c)

leaves

9.
The goal of mummification was to 
a)
Make sure the body decayed
b)
Preserve the body and achieve immortality
c)
Become one with the universe
d)
None of the above
10.

What happened to the brain?

a)

Thrown Out

b)

Anubis ate it.

c)

Burried in the sand.

11.

What was used to wrap the body?

a)

Linen

b)

Cotton

c)

Silk

12.

True or False

Everyone, rich and poor, were mummified.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Would you like to be mummified?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

14.

Natron...

a)

Makeup that Egyptians wore

b)

Was a special food

c)

was a type of salt that they used to preserve mummies

d)

was a weapon

15.

Mummification rituals were performed by:

a)

Farmers

b)

Nobleman

c)

Pharaohs

d)

Priests

16.

After packing the body with sawdust and linens, what was step #7 of the process?

a)

placing the mask over the face

b)

wrapping the body

c)

removal of organs

d)

soaking the body in Natron

17.

What substance was used to dry the body out?

a)

Salt

b)

Sun

c)

Natron

d)

Hair dryer

18.

What would the coffins be made out of?

a)

wood

b)

metal

c)

plastic

d)

silver

19.

The Egyptians used a hook to pull out the brain from the nose

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is Linen?

a)

Cloth

b)

Portrait

c)

Food

d)

none of the above