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Why were the ancient Egyptians making mummies?

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why mummies
Retry Correct Incorrect The Egyptians believed that if the body rotted, the soul of the person would suffer in the world of the dead. Making mummies helped preserve the bodies of the dead.
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Why were the ancient Egyptians making mummies?

  • So the dead could live in the afterlife
  • It came to a Pharaoh in his dreams
  • To honor the gods
  • To make the burial ceremony look better
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