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What is a dead body which has been preserved called?
The word 'mummy' is generally used for a body which has been preserved over a long period of time. A recently-preserved body is usually referred to as 'embalmed'.
How long did Ancient Egyptians leave a mummified body before burying it?
for 1 or 2 days
Why did pharaohs need pyramids?
They didn't really need pyramids. What they needed was to be mummified and preserved. According to their belief, without a mummified body that was kept safe they could not enjoy an afterlife. Pyramids were built only for a short period, relatively speaking, early in the history of ancient Egypt.
Why was mummification a good way to preserve the body?
By mummification, a dead body can be preserved for 400/500 years without any deterioration. Com.Lenin's body mummified in the 18th century is still preserved in Russia and a consensus is growing up for burial.
What does 'mummy' mean?
A mummy is the body of a person (or an animal) that has been preserved after death
How long did a ancient body preserved before it was mummified?
70-40 days
What is a sentence for mummified?
We have found a mummified body in the desert.Because he was mummified, he was also rather well preserved.
Who is bodies were mummified?
Pharohs only. They mummified them to ensure a safe keeping of they body so that the pharoh could live a preserved afterlife
Does regular people get mummified?
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.
What preserved in hot and dry conditions?
Mummy's are preserved in hot dry conditions when they are mummified.
How was Cleopatra's body preserved?
We don't know for certain, as her tomb has not been found. It can be assumed that because she followed the Egyptian customs, her body was mummified, but this is only an assumption, not a fact.
Why were human bodies mummified?
they were mummified so there bodies could be reserved for the after life. they could be preserved so during the afterlife they could look healthy. The bodies could be preserved for many many years!
How was bodies preserved?
We don't know for certain, as her tomb has not been found. It can be assumed that because she followed the Egyptian customs, her body was mummified, but this is only an assumption, not a fact.
How was Cleopatra preserved?
We don't know for certain, as her tomb has not been found. It can be assumed that because she followed the Egyptian customs, her body was mummified, but this is only an assumption, not a fact.
What are mummies and the Egyptian beliefs about them?
mummies are preserved dead bodies. usually wrapped in linnen. the ancient egyptians believed that if you mummified a body that the person would be able to have an afterlife
How did the egyptians preserv their bodies without mummifiying them?
They didn't. They mummified them that's why they're preserved.
What is a mummy and why did the Egyptians mummify the dead?
"Mummy" refers to the body of an animal or human that has been intentionally or accidentally preserved. It is believed that in Ancient Egyptian culture, bodies were mummified in order to preserve the body for eternity in the afterlife.
