The Cat Mummies

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The Cat Mummies
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Cat Mummies
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Practice Wordsluck cloth dipped
mummiesduck sloth dripped gummiesdug
broth whipped tummiesdrug froth
wished untiljug from swished
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Think about these questions while you read the
story.
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1. What are cat mummies?2. What was
special about how cats were fed in Egypt years
ago?3. What did a family do to their eyebrows
when their cat died?4. What word from the story
means something worn around the neck?5. Tell
why cats were treated well a long time ago in
Egypt.
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Long ago in Egypt, cats were thought of as gods.
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• We know this from paintings and cat mummies
  that are thousands of years old.

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Here is a cat in a wall carving.
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Cats were thought to bring good luck.
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Cats were treated well long ago in Egypt. They
were given fish and milk in dishes of gold. It
was against the law to kill a cat.
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• When a cat died the family cut off their
  eyebrows. Then they went around looking sad.
  They were sad until their eyebrows grew back.

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When a cat died its body was wrapped in
cloth. The cloth was red, yellow, and black. It
was dipped in special drugs.
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The cats body did not rot. The cloth became
hard.
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Then it was painted with cat-like eyes and ears.
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A pretty collar was put around its neck.
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It was set into a wooden box and buried.
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• Sometimes mouse mummies were buried with
  the cat mummies. These were for the cat to eat
  in its next life.

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Answer the Questions
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1. What are cat mummies?2. What was special
about how cats were fed in Egypt years ago?3.
What did a family do to their eyebrows when their
cat died?4. What word from the story means
something worn around the neck?5. Tell why cats
were treated well a long time ago in Egypt.
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Practice Wordsluck cloth dipped
mummiesduck sloth dripped gummiesdug
broth whipped tummiesdrug froth
wished untiljug from swished
undid jut prom dished uncutcut
rom fished unless
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Here are some interesting facts about Ancient
Egypt.
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Egypt is a country on the continent of Africa.
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• Bast was the Egyptian Cat Goddess.

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Kings and Queens were called Pharaohs.
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When a Pharaoh died his body was treated with
chemicals and wrapped with cloth. Jewels were
hidden in the wrapping.
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The body was then put in a box called a
Sarcophagus and placed inside a tomb
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Here is a picture of the inside of a tomb or
burial chamber.
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Pharaohs were buried with their treasures.
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Robbers would break into the tombs and steal the
treasures.
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The Sphinx and Pyramids were at one time tombs.
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Sphinx
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• One of the most famous Pharaohs was King
  Tut. Here is his golden mask.

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Ancient Egyptians wrote with pictures called
hieroglyphics.
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A persons name was put in a loop called a
cartouche.
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This is the way ancient Egyptians dressed.
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Ancient Egyptians loved colorful jewelry.
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This is an ancient Egyptians home. It looks
like they had a pool and a picnic table.
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We have two books about ancient Egypt in our
library. The Mummies is a dot book.
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The End