Many countries mummified people, but I will focus on Egypt. The Egyptians believed that people (and animals) had souls, known as Ba (shown as a bird) that was tied to the body. If the body were to be destroyed or decayed then the Ba would die. To make sure that that did not happen, they mummified the body. Mummifacation was not just for the Pharoahs, or the High Priests, but was available to everyone. Not just common townspeople, but animals and pets.
so the body can unravel themselfs in there after life
The ancient Egyptians did not mummify their gods but the bodies of their dead.
To preserve the bodies for use in the afterlife Also to keep the bodies clean.
Mostly to hide the bodies from thieves. (When they died they would have their riches with them)
The Egyptians believed that the bodies of the dead had to be preserved for the next life, and so they mummified(embalmed and dried) corpses to prevent them from decaying.
Ancient Egyptians mummify important peoples bodies because they thought that the person will need their bodies for the afterlife. They thought without the body, that person's soul would have no where to go.
The ancient Egyptians did not mummify their gods but the bodies of their dead.
They mummified there body to preserve them.
Embalmers mummifies the dead bodies.
To preserve the bodies for use in the afterlife Also to keep the bodies clean.
The ancient Egyptians used many stages to mummify bodies once the person had died they would cover them in a substance that would dry there skin out.
to preserve respected ones e.g king tuts and so that the bodies could go into the afterlife
Mostly to hide the bodies from thieves. (When they died they would have their riches with them)
The Ancient Egyptians strongly believed in an afterlife, that's why they tried to preserve the bodies as well as they could so that the deceased could survive in the afterlife.
Because they wanted there Pharaohs to be preserved. If you mummify somebody it will make there bodies last longer
Formaldehyde is frequently used.
so they could make it to the after life safely and they put money and clothes believing it will make it to them in the after life.
Egypt has a semi-arid climate, but the way they mummify the corpse keeps it from decaying.