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The Mummies of Egypt

The Mummies of Egypt. http://web54.sd54.k12.il.us/district54/lts/jcimorelli/ancientegypt/images/tut1.gif. What is a mummy?. http://www.discoveringegypt.co.uk/ecards/. A mummy is the body of a person or animal that has been preserved after death.

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The Mummies of Egypt

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  1. The Mummies of Egypt http://web54.sd54.k12.il.us/district54/lts/jcimorelli/ancientegypt/images/tut1.gif

  2. What is a mummy? http://www.discoveringegypt.co.uk/ecards/

  3. A mummy is the body of a person or animal that has been preserved after death. http://www.shari.com/travels/ireland/images/ephemera/ssi-mummies.jpg

  4. Normally when something dies, bacteria and other germs eat away the skin, muscles, and organs, leaving only the bones behind. How are the bodies preserved? Bacteria need water to live, so mummification occurs if the body dries out quickly after death. http://athens.arch.ox.ac.uk/schoolarch/institute/skeleton.gif http://www.envirotainer.com/envirotainer/eng/images/bacteria.jpg

  5. What causes the body to dry out quickly? Natural Conditions Embalming

  6. Why would anyone want to make mummies? http://www.crystalinks.com/egyptafterlife.html

  7. How did the Egyptians make mummies?

  8. Step 1: Remove internal organs

  9. The liver, lungs, stomach, and intestines were mummified and stored canopic jars. http://www.seviour.fsnet.co.uk/egypt/mummies.htm

  10. Step 2: Pack and cover the body with natron Natron is a salt. The body was left for 40 to 50 days. All that was left was the hair, skin, and bones (no moisture).

  11. Step 3: Wash and stuff the body To make the mummy seem more lifelike, the body was stuffed with sawdust, or linen. It was then coated with oils and resins. http://www.civilization.ca/civil/egypt/images/reli16.jpg

  12. Step 4: Wrap the mummy http://library.thinkquest.org/C0116982/HTML%20page%20folder/hwrapping.htm

  13. Step 5: Place the mummy in the coffin http://www.crystalinks.com/mum.html

  14. Step 6: The funeral http://www.stencilgirl.com/Egyptian_funeral.jpg

  15. Step 7: “Opening of the Mouth” http://www.seviour.fsnet.co.uk/egypt/mummies.htm

  16. Step 8: Place important things in the tomb with the mummy • Things placed in the tomb: • The Book of the Dead • Furniture • Weapons • Jewelry • Food http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Collections/bookofthedead.gif

  17. Step 9: Seal the mummy in the sarcophagus. http://www.shaav.com/travel/egypt/giza/giza-chefren-inside-sarcophagus.jpg

  18. Now let’s look at Modern Egypt!

  19. Modern Egypt • Population: • Egypt – 74,718,797 • USA – 290,342,554 • Mississippi – 2,844,658 • Area: • Egypt – 2,593,744 sq. mi. • USA – 24,939,231 sq. mi. • Mississippi – 48,434 sq. mi.

  20. Egypt vs. the USA

  21. Modern Egypt • Religion: • Egypt • Muslim – 94% • Christian and Other – 6% • USA • Christian – 84% • None – 10% • Other – 4% • Jewish – 2%

  22. Now its time to make your own mummy!

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