Thursday, November 10, 2011

Mummification


The earliest ancient Egyptians buried their dead in small pits in the desert. The heat and dryness of the sand dehydrated the bodies quickly, creating lifelike and natural 'mummies'. Later, the ancient Egyptians began burying their dead in coffins to protect them from wild animals in the desert. However, they realized that bodies placed in coffins decayed when they were not exposed to the hot, dry sand of the desert. Over many centuries, the ancient Egyptians developed a method of preserving bodies so they would remain lifelike. The process included embalming the bodies and wrapping them in strips of linen.
 
Questions: 
1. Why did the Egyptians make mummies?
2. How were mummies made?
3. What is the significance of mummification to the afterlife?
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5 comments:

  1. Maria AchkarNovember 27, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Very simple and informative paragraph.
    Very clear and interesting.

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  2. Hala MazehNovember 28, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    The Egyptians made mummies so that the bodies would be preserved & remain lifelike.
    The mummies were made by embalming the bodies & wrapping them in strips of linnen.
    Since the Egyptians believed in life afterdeath, they believed that they should preserve the bodies through mummification so that they could be used in the afterlife.

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  3. Hawazen AlnuweiriNovember 28, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    1) The Egyptians made mummies so that the bodies would be preserved & remain lifelike.

    2)The mummies were made by embalming the bodies & wrapping them in strips of linen.

    3)Because they believed in another life after death, so they wanted to preserve the body so the person can use it in the afterlife.

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  4. Maria AchkarNovember 30, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    1-To preserve the body so that they would remain lifelike.

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  5. Maria AchkarNovember 30, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    2-The process included embalming the bodies and wrapping them in strips of linen.
    3-Preserve the body so that the person could"enter"the afterlife.

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