Why did the Ancient Egyptians take such special care to preserve the body of the dead?

Answer 1

this long process of embalming the dead was an extravagance reserved for pharaohs, whose mummies were placed in opulent tombs or pyramids along with riches, foods, furnishings, and anything else to comfort them in the afterlife.

Answer 2

The ancient Egyptians mummified their dead because they believed that the physical body would be important in the next life. Thus, preserving the body in as lifelike a way as possible was the goal of mummification.

Answer 3

they beleved they would meetin the after life

Answer 4

BECAUSE the ancient egyptians believed that there was a afterlife for dead people but it was not poosible if the bodies were decaying so they preserved the bodies

Answer 5

The ancient Egyptians believed in an after-life and preserved the body for the soul, or the Ka, to inhabit in the the afterlife.

Answer 6

To go to the after life after they die.