The Egyptians decided to mummify the rich/pharaohs because their belief in afterlife
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They mummified there body to preserve them.
It helped to preserve and protect the deceased in the afterlife.
the Egyptians believed some animals were messengers of the Gods so the Egyptians sent the animals to the afterlife by mummifying
They did this to prevent them from drying out. The sand in Egypt was very hot and removed all moisture from them. THey would soon rot. 776920oncape's answer: also to make sure the body was kept well preserved for te Afterlife. :) hope this helped
Anyone could be mummified, and mummification was desirable, since the Egyptians believed that the process allowed the soul to live on after death. However, it was expensive, so common people were rarely mummified. Pharaohs, government officials, and members of the nobility were often mummified, as were some animals (cats, birds, baboons, bulls, and other animals that held special religious significance in Ancient Egyptian society).