Mummification-Egypt

Mummification-Egypt

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English

6th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.4.5, RI.5.2, RL.5.4

+18

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is mummification?

Back

Mummification is the ancient Egyptian process of preserving a body after death to prepare it for the afterlife.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why did the ancient Egyptians mummify bodies?

Back

They believed that the body was going to resurrect in the next life.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was the main goal of mummification?

Back

To preserve the body and achieve immortality.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are canopic jars?

Back

Canopic jars are containers used by ancient Egyptians to hold the internal organs of the deceased.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What organs were typically stored in canopic jars?

Back

The lungs, stomach, intestines, and liver.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why were a pharaoh's belongings placed in their tomb?

Back

So they could be used by the pharaoh in the next life.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What did ancient Egyptians believe about the afterlife?

Back

They believed that life continued after death and that the deceased would need their body and belongings.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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