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The ancient Egyptians believed that when someone died, their soul left their body. The soul would then return and be reunited with the body after it was buried. However, the soul needed to be able to find and recognize the body in order to live forever. This was the reason for its preservation.
Mummification prevented the body from immediately deteriorating. This allowed the body to exist in the afterlife, although not necessarily only within the tomb. The afterlife was another world entirely, and some slaves were killed and entombed separately, although this later included doll-like replicas that would be given life by the gods in order to serve the pharaoh.
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Why did the Egyptians mummify their gods?
The ancient Egyptians did not mummify their gods but the bodies of their dead.
How did the ancient egyptians mumify their dead?
they mummify their death because if they don't they will come as ghosts
Why did ancient Egyptians mummify their dead relatives?
they were mostly buried in pyramids.So they can live in the afterlife.
Why would ancient Egyptians mummify their pets and animals?
The ancient Egyptians mummified their pets and animals because they wanted them to go to the afterlife with them.
What other cultures mummified there dead?
The Chinchorro and Chachapoya's also mummified their dead. In fact the Chinchorros were the first ever peoples to mummify their dead 7000 years ago before the Ancient Egyptians did.
