Mummification

a. "Introduction" -
Ancient Egyptian history spans how many centuries? 30 centuries
What did the people believe Pharaoh was? pharaoh was a living god
How did they "achieve immortality"?preserve the body of a person once they had died, and wrap them up in linen bandages

b. "Dead" -
What was embalming? Your dead body is collected and cleaned, then taken to the ‘place of embalming’, called the wabet.
Who did the embalming? highly respected men
What role did linen, your body, the priest, natron salt, canopic jars, tools, and oils play in the embalming process? They all helped preserve the body

c. "Organs Removed"
- Which organs were removed? intestines, stomach, liver, lungs
What did they do with them? stored them in jars

d. "Get Stuffed" -
What does "Get Stuffed" refer to? The stuffing of your dead body with oils and sawdust and rags
What did they stuff you with? oils sawdust and rags

e. "Tomb Bound" -
What did they do to get your body ready for the tomb? They wrapped you with linen
What was involved in bandaging the body? some prefer to start with the head and work their way down the body. Resin is used to glue the bandages together.
What might be placed in your tomb if you were rich? All of your possesions and slaves if you had any

f. "Coffins Etc" -
Tell me about Ancient Egyptian coffins. They contained the preserved mummy, there could be as many as three total coffins in one.
What went in the coffins with the body? Stuff.
What went in the tomb with the coffin? All of the mummies possesions and slaves

g. "Your Funeral" -
What did an Ancient Egyptian funeral look like? You have now been dead for seventy days and today is the day of your funeral. You are finally about to enter the afterlife! You will be buried on the western side of the river, where the sun sets.
Your coffin is taken there by boat and is then placed on a sledge and pulled to your tomb.

Tell me about the procession. People would come and mourn over your death and bring food

h. "Eternal Rest" -
Tell me about tomb raiders. What do they do and what do they want? They broke into the pharoahs pyramid and stole all of his gold and possesions.