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Why were the ancient Egyptians making mummies?

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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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John Madden/Keystone/Getty Images
Why were the ancient Egyptians making mummies?
- To honor the gods
- It came to a Pharaoh in his dreams
- So the dead could live in the afterlife
- To make the burial ceremony look better
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