EGYPTIAN MUMMIFICATION
An Internet-Based Treasure Hunt
Eddie Smith and Terri Tinsley
Canyon Jr. High School
Would you enjoy being a mortician in Ancient Egypt?
Use the Internet resources listed below answer the 10 questions that follow. When you have finished, answer the Big Question that asks you to combine a lot of what you learned through the treasure hunt into a "big picture."
Questions
-
List the two stages of the process of mummification.
-
Which organs are removed and moved to the drying table?
-
What is Natron and what does it do to the organs?
-
What organ is not removed? Why?
-
After 40 days, what is done to the body?
-
What process of mummification is believed to have destroyed the central bone of the nasal cavity?
-
What was the reason for the elaborate mummy mask?
-
What may have been done to the feet of a wealthy person that was was not done to the poor people?
-
Describe the weighing of the heart by Anubis in the Hall of the Dead.
-
Who is the God of Embalming?
The Big Question
Compare and contrast the embalming of the bodies in ancient Egypt to current practices.
Internet Resources
