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
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