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Why did the egyptians discard the brain during the mummification process?
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∙ 14y ago
- The brain isn't seen as anything important to them. so the take it out with all the other organs all but the heart because there heart was needed to pass on into the afterlife.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoEgyptians did not understand the need for the brain. Priests removed it by inserting a special hook through thenostrils to the skull. The hook was swished around to turn the brain into liquid. Finally, after the brain was swished , the liquid Brain will pour out of the nose.
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∙ 15y agoThey thought it was a useless part of the body and wouldn't be needed in the afterlife.
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∙ 9y agoTo prevent it from rotting. By Amal Kazi
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Why was the molten resins used in mummification?
Ancient Egyptians would use molten resin to stuff this material in the mummy's body during the process of mummification.
What did the Egyptians do during the mummification process to ensure a safe journey the underworld?
they left the heart in so they could be judged.
What did the Egyptians do during the mummification process to ensure a safe journey through the underworld?
they left the heart in so they could be judged.
What did the ancient Egyptians used to dry out the body during mummification?
they used salt
What happened to the Egyptian organs?
They sacrifice them in a ritual to keep the gods satisfiedThey were placed in Canopic jars, They were used by the ancient Egyptians during the mummification process to store and preserve theorgans for the afterlife. They were either made from limestone or pottery.
What was the substance used to stuff the Egyptians nostrils during the mummification process?
The substance was bee's wax.
Why was the molten resins used in mummification?
Ancient Egyptians would use molten resin to stuff this material in the mummy's body during the process of mummification.
What did the Egyptians do during the mummification process to ensure a safe journey the underworld?
they left the heart in so they could be judged.
What did the Egyptians do during the mummification process to ensure a safe journey through the underworld?
they left the heart in so they could be judged.
What did the ancient Egyptians used to dry out the body during mummification?
they used salt
What was stuffed up the nostril in mummification?
A sort of long hook that was used to pull out the brain. The ancient Egyptians believed that the human brain served no purpose and was not considered as sacred as the lungs and heart, which were placed in sacred jars during the mummification process.
Egptians embalmed bodies during the process known as what?
mummification.
What did the Egyptians do with the person's brain in the preparation for mummification?
The ancient Egyptians thought that the brain had no function (as it appeared to be just an inert lump of fat) and that the heart was responsible of thinking. During the mummification process they would get a hook and put it inside the nostril. They would break the bone between the nose and the brain. Then they would wiggle the hook and that made the Brain drain from the nose in a liquid form.
During the mummification process what happens to the heart of the dead person?
canopic jars
What happened to the Egyptian organs?
They sacrifice them in a ritual to keep the gods satisfiedThey were placed in Canopic jars, They were used by the ancient Egyptians during the mummification process to store and preserve theorgans for the afterlife. They were either made from limestone or pottery.
What is an Egyptian canopic jar?
they were used to preserve organs during the mummification process in ancient egypt
What organ was removed from the nose during the mummification process?
The Brain. Read it in a book, books never lie!
