Mummification, Pharaohs, pyramids and all

I am Akshay Babu. I study in Raffles Institution Year 1 class 1C. You can further contact me by calling or “SMS”ing me at You can also me at my personal Or at my eclub My ambition is to join National Geographic as an explorer-in- residence.

This is a simple table of contents that will be in my talk: 1.Introduction 2.Mummification 3.Pyramids 4.Short Quiz 5.SMS survey

I WANT MY MUMMY!!!!!!

Egypt is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Can anyone name me any of the main attractions in Egypt? Good. You seem to have the basic knowledge of Egypt. Egypt was a rich nation. They were perhaps one of the most creative nations at that time. They invented hieroglyphics, a way of writing in that time.

I forgot to mention. My talk will be rarely on these slides and please do not refer to the slides often. I will be talking the points with my mouth. Ok. So Egypt mummified their kings and place them in tombs. These tombs are pyramids.

Where did the early ancient Egyptians bury the dead? in mud in the Nile amongst the papyrus reeds in the desert

Certain organs were saved in special containers. What were these containers called? Nile bottles Shabty jars Shabty bottles Canopic jars

Did every corpse get mummified? Yes No

What was used to wrap the body? hair reeds strips of linen papyrus paper

What was placed between the layers of linen? amulets offerings of food letters from loved ones nothing

Why were amulets placed on the body? offerings to gods for protection to keep them safe from robbers to make it look nice

Which organ did the Egyptians think was not important at all? liver heart brain lungs

During the mummification process the body was covered in natron. Why? to dry it out to call the Gods to make it smell nice to add moisture

Once bandaged, what was placed over the head of the mummy? a special book papyrus reeds a mask nothing

Which organ was deliberately left in the body for the afterlife? heart lungs brain stomach

1)A 2)D 3)B 4)C 5)A 6)B 7)C 8)A 9)C 10)D

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