CIVILIZATION
EGYPTIAN
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Question
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They buried the dead with everything needed for the afterlife.
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The put the person into a bath of milk before mummification.
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Embalmers removed the internal organs, filling the body cavity with linen and drying powder. The body was wrapped in strips of linen and placed in the coffin.
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Artisans created more fine furniture, fabrics, and jewelry for the tomb.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Canopic jars The ancient Egyptians believed that dead would use their organs in the next life and thus a great effort was made to preserve them. Embalmers removed internal organs, taking out the liver, lungs, stomach and intestines through a cut in the body and placed them in four sacred, alabaster canopic jars.
Detailed explanation-2: -Since the Ancient Egyptians believed the preservation of their body was necessary for a successful passage into the afterlife, Menna had to be mummified. His organs were removed and the stomach, liver, lungs, and intestines preserved in canopic jars.
Detailed explanation-3: -The ancient Egyptians believed that life on earth was only one part of an eternal journey which ended, not in death, but in everlasting joy. When one’s body failed, the soul did not die with it but continued on toward an afterlife where one received back all that one had thought lost.
Detailed explanation-4: -The methods of embalming, or treating the dead body, that the ancient Egyptians used is called mummification. Using special processes, the Egyptians removed all moisture from the body, leaving only a dried form that would not easily decay.