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The Science of Mummification
Mummy Mythology
Archaeology
Trapped in a Tomb
Memorable Mummies
100
This organ was traditionally left in the body
What is the heart
100
Who is the god of embalming?
Who is Anubis
100
An object made by humans from a past culture that is studied by archaeologists
What is an artifact
100
This is the book that is placed with a mummy to help guide it in the afterlife.
What is the Book of the Dead
100
This mummy is one of the most famous in the world and was responsible for the myth of the "pharaoh's curse."
Who is Tutankhamun
200
The salt used to dry out bodies during mummification
What is natron
200
A carving of this god’s eye was placed on a mummy’s body after the organs are taken out. He is also known as the sun god.
Who is Horus
200
The archaeologist who discovered King Tut’s tomb in 1922
Who is Howard Carter
200
This item is something should family continue to bring to your tomb to provide for you in the afterlife.
What is food
200
This mummy, who was buried alive and wrapped in sheepskin, was known as what?
What is the "screaming mummy"
300
This is how long the mummification process took
What is 70 days
300
This ibis-headed god was in charge of recording the results of the weighing of the heart ceremony.
Who is Thoth
300
This part of King Tut’s skeleton was misplaced by archaeologists
What is the ribs
300
The gifts that you leave in a tomb to pleased the gods are called...
What is (Votive) offerings
300
This pharaoh's body suffered from excessive oil usage in the mummification process.
Who is Tutankhamun.
400
This is the general geographic location that the Egyptians buried their dead
What is the western side of the river
400
Watch out! This monster eats the heart of those that are heavy from bad deeds.
Who is Ammut
400
How the “screaming mummy” died
What is buried alive/ suffocated
400
Each tomb is equipped with these four items that contain your organs.
What is Canopic jars
400
This pharaoh was the model for multiple mummies in horror films.
Who is Ramesses III
500
This liquid was used to liquify the organs rather than removing them surgically in “cheap” mummifications"
What is cedar oil
500
Ancient egyptians believed in three spirits that survived after death: the ba, the ka, and what?
What is the akh
500
The site where Pharaohs from the New Kingdom, including King Tut, were buried
What is the Valley of the Kings
500
These figurines are placed in the tomb to help do manual labor in the afterlife.
What are shabtis
500
This pharaoh really rose to the top when he was flown to Paris for treatment of fungal growth.
Who is Ramesses II