Ancient World
Our students are working on their projects: - Stonehenge - The mummification - Tutankhamun´s tomb - The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - The Olympic games - The Hispanic emperors Resources: THE MUMMIFICATION: n The Egyptians believed that when they died, they would make a journey to another world where they would live a new life. n Egyptians paid great amounts of money to have their bodies properly preserved, ready for the after life. Egyptians who were poor were buried in the sand while the rich ones were buried in a tomb. n Rich Egyptians were preserved properly. This process was called mummification. n Mummification took about 72 days. n The body was washed with water from the Nile and taken to a place called “per nefer” where the mummies were made. n The chief embalmer made a cut on the left side of the abdomen and removed the internal organs. He placed them in canopic jar...