The Mummifica-

tion Process
 Objectives

Objectives: Students will learn that…

• Egyptian ideas about afterlife shaped their

burial practices
• Embalming is a complex process that took
several weeks
Bellringer
Egypt is divided into…

•Lower Egypt

•Upper Egypt
Social Structure in Egyptian Society

Pharaoh

Nobles

Scribes and
Craftspeople

Farmers,
Servants,
Slaves
What is mummification?
Why mummify?
When?

2600 B.C.
Who?
The Mummification
Interactive Video
Now, share what you’ve done in the
mummification process just now
Complete the step-by-
step process of
mummification
First, his body is
washed and
purified
Mummification Process
Now, let’s do our own mummification process!

Step 1 Step 2
Step 3 Step 4
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