As you play the Mummy Maker game, try to learn about all the steps of mummification. You may need some clues from Miuty the cat.
Don’t worry too much about making a mistake. You can learn from your mistakes, and you can always play the game again.
The game tells you what the ancient Egyptians believed that made them mummify bodies with such care and skill. Fill in the blanks below as you read.
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN MUMMIFICATION BELIEFS
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Fill in the blanks below:
The ancient Egyptians believed that after you died, your__travelled to the ______. You would be judged by _____, the Lord of the Underworld. Your ___ and ___ would be reunited if you were judged to have been a ____ person. Then you could live eternally in ______.But your soul had to be able to ______ your body, so the ______ had to look as it had looked when you were alive. That’s why they _______ people.
The person who did this skilful but messy job was called an _______. He had to remove _____ and _____, and wrap the body in such a way as to give it ______ protection.
