Want to learn about mummies? Check out these facts... Mummies might sound like something out of a spooky story, but they’re actually a fascinating part of history! Ancient people, especially in Egypt, used special techniques to preserve bodies for thousands of years. These mummies were carefu...
When important men and women, the pharaohs in particular, died in ancient Egypt, their bodies were mummified. This accomplished two purposes: it ensured that their bodies were clean and it ensured that their bodies were protected for the afterlife. Embalming The first step in the mummification pr...
There are still many questions regarding the practice of mummification in ancient Egypt, but understanding their beliefs in the afterlife and the expectation of “living again” offers quite a bit of information. Finding food and at times servants buried with the deceased shows that these ideas wer...
Mummy Facts: Lesson for Kids from Chapter 8 / Lesson 37 15K Have you ever dressed up as a mummy for Halloween? Have you seen mummies in movies or cartoons? Mummies were actually real and were created by the ancient Egyptians! This lesson will explore what mummies are and how they were...
The Valley of the gates of the Kings is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt). Image credit...
The Egyptians believed part of the soul needed the body to survive in the afterlife. Scholars found thousands of animal mummies. In later periods, embalmers were not careful with the mummies and broke bones or lost pieces. RELATED ARTICLES Ancient Egypt Temples The Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs...
The most famous mummies are from ancient Egypt, but lots of countries have been making mummies for thousands of years too - some on purpose, and some by accident. The Aztecs in Mexico used to preserve bodies too, and in Ireland and other parts of Europe mummies have been found preserved ...
National Geographic Kids Everything Ancient Egypt: Dig Into a Treasure Trove of Facts, Photos, and Fun The ancient Egyptians thought big and built bigger, leaving behind monuments and messages that have endured for five millennia despite tomb robbers and the ravages of time. Pyramids and mummies ...
King Rameses II –He was a very successful pharaoh; Rameses helped Egypt prosper, and ruled for a long time.Queen Cleopatra VII –She was the last pharaoh, and known for being very beautiful and very smart. She had a child with Julius Caesar and killed herself when she knew the Romans ...
National Geographic Kids Everything Ancient Egypt: Dig Into a Treasure Trove of Facts, Photos, and Fun The ancient Egyptians thought big and built bigger, leaving behind monuments and messages that have endured for five millennia despite tomb robbers and the ravages of time. Pyramids and mummies ...