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Egyptians embalmed the bodies and wrapping them in strips of linen. What do we call this process today?
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Mummification
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How was the brain removed from the Egyptians head?
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A long hook is used to smash the brain and pull it out through the nose.
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What do you call the body of a person (or an animal) that has been preserved after death?
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Mummy
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Why did the egyptians mummify their bodies after death?
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Essential to ensure a safe passage to the afterlife.
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How many days did it take to embalm a body?
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seventy days
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Which group of peaple had the best mummies?
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Pharaohs
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In 3,000 years how many Egyptians became mummies?
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70 million mummies
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Whose tomb was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter?
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King Tut
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Ramses the Great was how old when he died?
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90
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Which of the Egyptians Gods was inchardge of embalming?
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Anubis
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What do you call the containers that are needed to store your organs?
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canopic jars
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What is the name of the book that helps you through the perils of the underworld?
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The Book of the Dead
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What was the color of morning?
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Blue
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What was the name of the case used to ceal the mummy?
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sarcophagus
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What was practiced throughout most of early Egyptian history?
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Mummification
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