The Curse of the Mummy by Alyssa garza https://padlet.com/alyssagarza2002/4e0mmonhl5d6sr6s Questions en-us 2022-04-13 01:03:32 UTC 2022-04-13 01:23:59 UTC hello@padlet.com How are Mummies made? alyssagarza2002 https://padlet.com/alyssagarza2002/4e0mmonhl5d6sr6s/wish/2141689379 https://www.si.edu/spotlight/ancient-egypt/mummies



  1. Insert a hook through a hole near the nose and pull out part of the brain
  2. Make a cut on the left side of the body near the tummy
  3. Remove all internal organs
  4. Let the internal organs dry
  5. Place the lungs, intestines, stomach and liver inside canopic jars
  6. Place the heart back inside the body
  7. Rinse inside of body with wine and spices
  8. Cover the corpse with natron (salt) for 70 days
  9. After 40 days stuff the body with linen or sand to give it a more human shape
  10. After the 70 days wrap the body from head to toe in bandages
  11. Place in a sarcophagus (a type of box like a coffin)

If the person had been a Pharaoh, he would be placed inside a special burial chamber with lots of treasure.

]]> 2022-04-13 01:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssagarza2002/4e0mmonhl5d6sr6s/wish/2141689379 How are Pharahos chosen? alyssagarza2002 https://padlet.com/alyssagarza2002/4e0mmonhl5d6sr6s/wish/2141694786 Most often, the next to become pharaoh was selected by his father, the reigning pharaoh, usually from a young age. This choice was not always based on primogenito (being the first born male), but could potentially be any son from any wife


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]]> 2022-04-13 01:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssagarza2002/4e0mmonhl5d6sr6s/wish/2141694786 Why could only one person dig at a time during the excavation process? alyssagarza2002 https://padlet.com/alyssagarza2002/4e0mmonhl5d6sr6s/wish/2141698834 https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/world-cultures/ancient-egyptian-collection/ancient-egyptian-collection/excavating-in-egypt/

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]]> 2022-04-13 01:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssagarza2002/4e0mmonhl5d6sr6s/wish/2141698834 Are Pharahos the only ones who could be mummified? alyssagarza2002 https://padlet.com/alyssagarza2002/4e0mmonhl5d6sr6s/wish/2141702384 https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-mummification-process-how-ancient-egyptians-preserved-bodies-for-the

Though the practice of mummification began in Egypt around 2600 B.C., only pharaohs were initially entitled to the process. These attitudes slowly shifted around 2000 B.C., when commoners were also granted access to the afterworld as long as their body was mummified, and their valuables were placed into the tomb.



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Morse eventually produced a single-circuit telegraph that worked by pushing the operator key down to complete the electric circuit of the battery. This action sent the electric signal across a wire to a receiver at the other end. All the system needed was a key, a battery, wire and a line of poles between stations for the wire and a receiver.]]> 2022-04-13 01:23:59 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssagarza2002/4e0mmonhl5d6sr6s/wish/2141711921