The Mummies of Egypt

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The Mummies of Egypt
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What is a mummy?
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• A mummy is the body of a person or animal that
  has been preserved after death.

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• How are the bodies preserved?

Normally when something dies, bacteria and other
germs eat away the skin, muscles, and organs,
leaving only the bones behind.
Bacteria need water to live, so mummification
occurs if the body dries out quickly after death.
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What causes the body to dry out quickly?

• Natural
• Conditions
• Embalming

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Why would anyone want to make mummies?
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• How did the Egyptians make mummies?

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Step 1 Remove internal organs
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The liver, lungs, stomach, and intestines were
mummified and stored canopic jars.
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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).
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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.

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Step 4 Wrap the mummy
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Step 5 Place the mummy in the coffin
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Step 6 The funeral
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Step 7 Opening of the Mouth
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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

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Step 9 Seal the mummy in the sarcophagus.
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Now lets look at Modern Egypt!
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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.

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Egypt vs. the USA
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Modern Egypt

• Religion
• Egypt
• Muslim 94
• Christian and Other 6
• USA
• Christian 84
• None 10
• Other 4
• Jewish 2

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• Now its time to make your own mummy!