The preserved body was essential to the afterlife. The Ancient Egyptians believed that Life continued after they died and it was vital to have a body-in perfect condition- to continue living. Death was only the beginning for them. The Pharaohs spent their entire lives preparing for the next, hence their elaborate burials... Clearly, the thought they could take it all with them.
The Incas were in the Americas, not in ancient Egypt. So no, the Incas never made mummies in ancient Egypt. The Egyptians did.
a group of mummies is called a festival
The Egytians got the idea from the rays of the sun.
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no
why should we still make mummies today
in 1300 BC
the preserve bodies to make mummies because that person was of some importance to a family or a kingdom.
because they thought it was magic and it would make people prettier
mummies were "made" by ancient time Egyptians, it was a ceremony to honor the dead
in 1300 bc
millions
food
Mummies didn't live anywhere. A mummy is what you get when you dry out and make a nice parcel out of a dead body. The place most associated with mummies is Egypt.
Under the statue of Anubis
millions
yes