Question

In three to five sentences, using your own words, explain why the dead were mummified and why this was important.

Answer 1

Answer:

The ancient Egyptians used is called mummification and  It was important in their religion because it to preserve the dead body in as life-like a manner as possible. The Egyptians believed that after death they would have a new kind of life called the afterlife. As well as needing all their everyday possessions for the next life, they also needed their bodies and so they were preserved or mummified after they died

Answer 2

Answer:

The dead were mummified so that they could be preserved as a “living” person in the afterlife. Mummification was important to the Egyptians because they believed that the preserved bodies would be needed in the next life. The Egyptians learned the anatomy of the human body through the process of mummification.