Immortality- perpetual life after death
Mummification- embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy
1. In what parts of the world have mummies been found?
3. How did ancient Egypt preserve their dead?
They buried their dead in a curled up position in the hot sand in the desert, and the sand preserved the bodies.
4. Why do you think ancient Egyptians took such care to embalm their dead if the desert could do the job for them?
Maybe because they knew they would come back to like.
5. What features of the natural environment can cause bodies to be mummified unintentionally?
The weather
6. According to current scientific beliefs, what are some reasons people were intentionally mummified?
Maybe because of punishment, or because their gods have told them too.
Mummification- embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy
1. In what parts of the world have mummies been found?
Xinjiang China, Egypt, Arica
2. In what types of places (physical geography & climate) have mummies been found?
Xinjiang China
3. How did ancient Egypt preserve their dead?
They buried their dead in a curled up position in the hot sand in the desert, and the sand preserved the bodies.
4. Why do you think ancient Egyptians took such care to embalm their dead if the desert could do the job for them?
Maybe because they knew they would come back to like.
5. What features of the natural environment can cause bodies to be mummified unintentionally?
The weather
6. According to current scientific beliefs, what are some reasons people were intentionally mummified?
Maybe because of punishment, or because their gods have told them too.
