Mummy Internet Worksheet
Questions 1-3 are found in the section titled "What are Mummies?"
1. What is a mummy?
2. What is embalming?
3. Why did the ancient Egyptians believe that mummifying a person's body after death was essential?
Questions 4-5 are found in the section titled "How are mummies made?"
4. Approximately how many days would it take to mummify a body?
5. The process of mummification took
many steps. Below is a list of steps, fill in the missing steps or words.
i. Wash and ritually purify the body.
ii. Remove the __________________.
iii. Wrap the organs in long strips of linen and place the organs in ________________________.
iv. ___________________________________.
v. Place the body on a slanted embalming table and completely cover it with
natron.
vi. The mummy was then prepared for ______________.
vii. With the mummy finally prepared it is now time for the _____________________.