History of Mummification
Characteristics of Mummification
Importance of Mummification
Fun Facts About Mummification
Random Mummification Questions
100
This substance was used to preserve bodies into mummies
What is natron
100
This substance was very rare in ancient Egypt. It was placed on some Egyptian death masks.
What is glass?
100
In this step of the mummification process, a hook was inserted into a persons nose and this organ was removed
What is the brain?
100
The egyptians would bring this so they could wear it in the afterlife
What are bracelets
100
The number of coffins king tuts mummy contained.
What is 5?
200
The Egyptians would put the mummies in this container
What is a sarcophagus
200
The priest's would remove parts of the body and put them in these
What is Canopic jars
200
This organ was left behind during the mummification process because it was believed to be the center of a person's being and intelligence.
What is the heart?
200
Who could get mummified
Who are the rich
200
The canopic jar Duamutef had the head of a jackal and guarded this organ
What is the stomach?
300
According to Egyptian mythology, this god was the first mummy.
Who is Osiris?
300
A priest would dress up as this during a ceremony
Who is Anubis?
300
What ways did they keep the body from decomposing
What are bandages
300
The mummification process took_____days
What is 70 days
300
The first x-rays of a mummy took place in this year.
1901
1903
1905
What is 1903?
400
This was the first step of the mummification process
What is the announcement of death?
400
All of the Egyptian sarcophaguses were made of _________.
What is wood?
400
it took this many days to wrap a mummy
What is 15?
400
This was the amount of times the mummy was wrapped.
What is 20?
400
This was the amount of time it took to dry a body out for mummification
What is 40 days?
500
The egyptians adapted this process in ... B.C.E
Hint: It's range is 2,000 - 3,000
What is 2,600
500
They would place this on the head of the body if it was damaged
What is a death mask
500
What was the body protected by when mummified
What is protect the body from decay and to ensure that the body of the deceased would remain intact for the afterlife without decomposing
500
The canopic jars that held the mummies organs were protected by this Egyptian gods children
What is Horus?
500
There were there reasons why the Egyptians mummified their bodies. Name 1.
Feared Death
Everyone wanted to be like Osiris
To buy more time