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According to their religion, if a pharaoh's body decayed, it would not make it to the afterlife, so that's why they pretty much put a bunch of natron salt on the body for 40 days so it stays dry so it doesn't decay.
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True or false pharaohs were believed to be the children of the sun god?
It is true that the Pharaohs were believed to be the children of the sun god.
What event happened in the middle kingdom?
If you mean Egypt, then there was an increase in the power of Nomearchs. Nomearchs were the equivalent to middle age nobility. This led to a decrease in the power of pharaohs. This happened because lots of fertile farmland was being used by older previous pharaohs that had died. The produce from those farms were used for upkeep of the respective pharaohs temple complex.
What did the pharaohs take with them in the pyramids?
many treasures. but also normal things for use in the afterlife
Does Egypt still have pharaohs today?
not any more , Egypt has a President and a Prime Minister instead
Explain the symbolism of the crown worn by Egyptian Pharaohs?
Pharaoh meaning "Great House"
What happens when a pharaohs body is mummified?
they carefully place it in the sarcophagus or tomb
What happens to the body after a person dies?
Like all living things, the body corrupts when it dies.
What happens to the matter in the body of an animal after it dies?
The body decomposes.
What happens to the polar bear's body when it dies?
it decomposes.
What happens to carbon after your body processes it?
dies and pollination
What happens to the pig when the bacon is removed from its body?
it dies
What happens to a bat's body when it dies?
same thing that happens to eveyone you retards
Why did the Egyptians embalm the Pharaohs body?
they embalmed the bodies of pharaohs so that the pharaohs had their body for the afterlife
What happens to a body after it dies?
Your major body systems stop functioning and your body begins to decompose.
After an organism dies what happens to the nitrogen in the body?
It is destroyed by decomposition
What happens to a bigfoot's body when it dies?
Assuming there is a bigfoot it would decompose the same as any other body.
What happens to the cheetah's body after it dies?
The body will be quickly consumed by scavengers such as hyenas and vultures.
