Mummification Process
Why did people leave in the heart of a Mummy?
Because people thought it was the soul.
Each night the persons spirit would come back into their body.
True
It was thought that the pharaoh was...?
Murdered.
Why did people make their pets mummified?
They did this because they loved them.
Who were able to become mummies?
People who were important or worshipped to society.
How many days should you wait to start the Mummification process?
4 days.
The first Egyptian mummies were buried in the dirt.
False
Who were the two fetuses that were found in King Tutankhamun's tomb?
They were belived to be his two daughters.
What were other animals, like ducks, used for?
They were meant to provide food for the dead.
Why were mummies created?
They were created because people belived that the soul, the ba, returned to the body every night after death.
How do you remove the brain from a mummy?
With a hook rod that is put into the nose.
Greco-Roman mummies have the least decorative bandages.
False
With DNA tests it said that he died of an...?
Infection in his broken bones (malaria).
Which animals did people mummifie and offer to the gods?
Cats and baboons.
What happened to mummies in the "after life"?
Each night the spirit of the person would come back every night and cherish the things that people put in their tombs.
Why did embalmers start preserving the organs?
They did this because raiders would destroy the Canopic jars containing the bodies' organs.
The ba is another word for a persons soul
True
Has King Tutankhamun's mothers anme been revealed?
No, it had been unknown for many years.
Which animal did the priest mummifie and worship?
The Apis bulls.
What happed to the 11th Dynasty queen mummies?
They had their organs still inside and their jewelry left imprints on their skin.
Why would they bury the bodies with things they loved?
It was belived that they would need those things in the afterlife.
The Deir el-Bahri cache is the most famous of these mass burial sites.
True
How old was King Tutankhamun's when he died?
He died at the age of 19.
What was the most common animal(s) that people mummified?
Cats and dogs.
What mummies were taken and then re-wrapped?
Royal Mummies.