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The heart was considered more important to facing the afterlife than the brain or any other internal organ. Therefore, only the heart was mummified.

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Why did the Egyptians not remove the heart in the mummification process and why why did the Egyptians not take out the heart in the mummification process and why?

Oh honey, the Egyptians didn't remove the heart during mummification because they believed it was the center of a person's being, not just a blood-pumping machine. They wanted to keep that bad boy intact for the afterlife journey. Plus, who wants to deal with a squishy heart when you're trying to preserve a body for eternity? Not the Egyptians, that's for sure.


What internal organs did Egyptians remove?

The brain and heart because Egyptians weighed them. So they can see if they are bad or good. for example if the heart is heavier they are good.Technically the Egyptians removed every single organs BUT the heart because they believed that the spirit only needed its heart to travel into the afterlife.


What organs did not the Egyptians remove?

The heart they thought it was there source of knowledge and memories.


Why did the egyptians fear of having a heavy heart?

Ancient Egyptians feared having a heavy heart because usually a heavy heart means it's full of lies. If your heart was full of lies you would be rejected by the gods and be killed...again.


Why did ancient Egyptians not remove the heart from the mummy?

It is thought that the Egyptians left the heart in the body because they believed it was where the soul sat. It also needed to be weighed on the journey to the afterlife.it wasn't removed because the Egyptians believed that they would need their heart in the after life

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Why do the Egyptians take all the parts of the human body out except the heart?

Because all Egyptians believe that the heart means Intelligence and the dead body will need it in heaven.


Why did the Egyptians not remove the heart in the mummification process and why why did the Egyptians not take out the heart in the mummification process and why?

Oh honey, the Egyptians didn't remove the heart during mummification because they believed it was the center of a person's being, not just a blood-pumping machine. They wanted to keep that bad boy intact for the afterlife journey. Plus, who wants to deal with a squishy heart when you're trying to preserve a body for eternity? Not the Egyptians, that's for sure.


What did the Egyptians believe the heart was used for on the afterlife?

The Egyptians thought the heart was the centre of intelligence and emotion. hope i helped you!! :P


Why did the Egyptians take all the organs out except the heart?

The heart was considered more important to facing the afterlife than the brain or any other internal organ. Therefore, only the heart was mummified.


Where did Egyptians weigh their heart?

A Scale


What internal organs did Egyptians remove?

The brain and heart because Egyptians weighed them. So they can see if they are bad or good. for example if the heart is heavier they are good.Technically the Egyptians removed every single organs BUT the heart because they believed that the spirit only needed its heart to travel into the afterlife.


What were the Egyptians' beliefs about the afterlife?

The Egyptian god Anubis would take the deceased's heart and weigh it against "The Feather of Truth". If they were the same weight (or the heart was lighter), the deceased would be allowed to move on to the afterlife. If the feather was lighter then the deceased was sent to what the Egyptians believed was the "underworld".


Why didn't the Egyptians take out the heart while in the process of mumification?

because they thought it was the center of all life and would need it in the afterlife


Why did Egyptians preserve bodies though embalming and what was involved in the burial process?

The Egyptians first clean the body then take the brain and all internal organs except heart because heart is their life then they keep them in pyramid because they think that in after life they think that the body will go to heaven


What organs did not the Egyptians remove?

The heart they thought it was there source of knowledge and memories.


How did the ancient egyptians weight your heart?

they used your face


What did ancient Egyptians believed to be true of the heart?

The heart kept you alive for eternity in the afterlife!