WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -They could think of no life better than the present, and they wanted to be sure it would continue after death. But why preserve the body? The Egyptians believed that the mummified body was the home for this soul or spirit. If the body was destroyed, the spirit might be lost.

Detailed explanation-2: -The mummification definition is the process of embalming or preserving, a body after a person has died. The ancient Egyptians created the process of mummifying bodies. The earliest forms of mummification are thought to have been accidental due to the Egyptians burying their dead in shallow graves in the hot desert.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ancient Egyptians believed that when they died their spiritual body would continue to exist in an afterlife very similar to their living world. However, entry into this afterlife was not guaranteed. The dead had to negotiate a dangerous underworld journey and face the final judgment before they were granted access.

Detailed explanation-4: -The purpose of mummification was to preserve the body for the spiritual afterlife. Ancient Egyptians believed all people moved into an afterlife after their death. The Egyptians believed that an afterlife was only possible if there was a form for the soul of a person to repossess after their death.

Detailed explanation-5: -The ancient Egyptians had an elaborate set of funerary practices that they believed were necessary to ensure their immortality after death. These rituals included mummifying the body, casting magic spells, and burials with specific grave goods thought to be needed in the afterlife.