They were mummified to be preserved. It is also in the Egyptians' belief that when they mummified them, and put items in their coffins, they would use them in the underworld where they went after they died. However, only rich families could afford mummification, it was highly expensive.
Because they thought that if they were mummified they would journey into the afterlife.
To prepare their bodies for the spirit world
Because Ancient Egytpians believed that the soul had two parts- the ba and the ka. They believed that the ba and the ka couldn't survive unless the bodies were preserved.
different people at different times
No. Being mummified was very expensive in ancient Egypt. Only a privileged few people were mummified. These people would have been Pharaohs, priests or other really important people.
Acient Egypt.
The mummies in Egypt were the Pharaohs,there wives,and children. Not a lot of people in Egypt could get mummified. Since it cost so much money to do it and there for only royalty were able to do it. Once in a while someone who was rich and wasn't royalty then they could don it because they would of had enough money to do so.
A leading archaeologist in Egypt found the tomb of cleopatra.
Only sometimes for ex. Nakht got mummified but his coffin wasn't the best the could be made. Most people in Egypt didn't get mummified if they were poor only the rich. In the later days everyone got mummified
They wore an Anubis face mask when they mummified people and animals.
different people at different times
No. Being mummified was very expensive in ancient Egypt. Only a privileged few people were mummified. These people would have been Pharaohs, priests or other really important people.
in acient Egypt after the people were mummified they would get there heart weight against a feather if there heart was heavier than the feather your heart would get fed to a crocodile headed animal and you would not move on to the afterlife
yes wild animals were mummified
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Mesoamerica is like Egypt because they believed in the afterlife and they mummified their people. They also built pyramids.
Greeks and Romans who resided in Egypt were also mummified
you get mummified
The Pharaohs amongst other rich or influential people in ancient Egypt are the best known examples
Anyone in Egypt could get mummified as long as they could afford it. Also, if you pay more money your mummy will be of more quality and better preserved.