assignment 21

a. "Introduction" - Ancient Egyptian history spans how many centuries? What did the people believe Pharaoh was? How did they "achieve immortality"?Ancient Egyptian history spans thirty centuries/preserve the body of a person once they had died

b. "Dead" - What was embalming? Who did the embalming? What role did linen, your body, the priest, natron salt, canopic jars, tools, and oils play in the embalming process?It was part of the mummification process. The people who practice embalming were highly respected. The organs were removed but they left the heart
c. "Organs Removed" - Which organs were removed? What did they do with them? all of the vital organs were removed except the heart. They were put in jars

d. "Get Stuffed" - What does "Get Stuffed" refer to? What did they stuff you with?This refered when after forty days and most of ur body was dried up they would restuff u with other things such as sawdust rags mud and chaft

e. "Tomb Bound" - What did they do to get your body ready for the tomb? What was involved in bandaging the body? What might be placed in your tomb if you were rich? they would take 15 days to wrap you up and you will need 20 layers of linen bandages and jewlry and different things

f. "Coffins Etc" - Tell me about Ancient Egyptian coffins. What went in the coffins with the body? What went in the tomb with the coffin? They would have different stuff in your coffin like spells and heiroglyphics and stuff

g. "Your Funeral" - What did an Ancient Egyptian funeral look like? Tell me about the procession. after being dead for 70 days they would put your body on a sledge and drag u into ur tomb

h. "Eternal Rest" - Tell me about tomb raiders. What do they do and what do they want? they raid tombs trying to get riches and valuables




Hmmmm what to say.... well i think that the mummification process was pretty cool but very wierd. im glad im nit egyptian because that would stink. um the thing that stuck out was how they would remove all the organs. all and all this assignment was pretty cool i guess