Mummification

• History
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

History (bilingual)

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What will this lesson be about?

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What will this lesson be about?

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What will this lesson be about?

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What will this lesson be about?

Mummies

How did it work?

1. Remove the organs

Which organ was usually NOT removed from the body??

1. Bowels
2. Liver
3. Heart
4. Lungs

How did it work?

1. Remove the organs
2. Put body in a bath of salt

Why was the body placed in a bath of salt?

1. To cleanse the body
2. To get rid of the bad smell
3. To pull all fluids from the body
4. To make the body taste better

How did it work?

1. Remove the organs
2. Put body in a bath of salt
3. Rub oil on the body

What was the oil made of?

1. Water from the river Nile
2. Plants
3. Animal fat
4. Human fat

How did it work?

1. Remove the organs
2. Put body in a bath of salt
3. Rub oil on the body
4. Wrap body in linen

What was placed between the linen straps of the mummie?

1. Protective amulets
2. Toys for the afterlife
3. Riches for the afterlife
4. Pictures of the dead person's family

And now ...

a bit of reading.

1. Read the text in front of you
2. Write down the words you don't know yet
3. Ask the others in your group: "what do these words mean?"
4. Make assignments 1 and 2

Which assignments did you find easier to do?

1. The assignments about the text
2. The assignments about the film
3. All assignments were easy to do
4. All assignments were difficult