They believed in life after death. They thought that people people were reborn after they died and needed a body in order to live in the afterlife. The Egyptians took special care to preserve the bodies of wealthy, important people.
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Because the ancient Egyptians believed that there was life after death, they reasoned that a person would need his body with him. They therefore developed a method of preserving, or embalming, bodies to make mummies. Ancient books describe ...
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The ancient Egyptians observed that bodies buried under the desert were dried out and preserved. Based on this observation, they believed that a person's spirit, or soul, lived on after their death.
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Ancient Egyptians created mummies because of their staunch belief in life after death and the need for a well-preserved body in the afterlife was of monumental importance. The study of ancient Egyptians reveals that the need to discover art...
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Since the Egyptians believed that mummification was essential for passage to the afterlife, people were mummified and buried as well as they could possibly afford. High-ranking officials, priests and other nobles who had served the pharaoh and his queen had fairly elaborate burials.
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www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/mummy/how.html
www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/mummy/how.html
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www.wjcc.k12.va.us/jr/hammond15.html
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Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies? ... Photographs of mummies from ancient Egypt ... Show pupils photographs of mummies and ask them to describe what they see. Explain that mummies are human or animal remains. What is a mummy?
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www.ancientegypt.co.uk/staff/resources/discussions/d10/...
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Game for young learners ... A mummy is the body of a person (or an animal) that has been preserved after death. Many cultures make mummies. How did the ancient Egyptians make mummies? Put the stages in the right order and find out!
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www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games-reordering-mummy.htm
www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games-reordering-mummy.htm
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An Egyptian Mummification; Thinkquest Junior: Mummies; How Stuff Works: Mummies; How to Make A Mummy; Mummies of the World ; Mummification: EGYPTIAN MUMMIES; Mummies; Making Mummies; Yahooligan's Links to Mummies; What is a Mummy?; Mummification; Newton's Apple ... Why did the Ancient Egyptians make mummies?
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www.slh.k12.nj.us/School/Technology/Integrate/grade6/egypt/mummies.htm
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