Why Did the Ancient Egyptians Mummify Their Pharaohs?

The ancient Egyptians wanted their kings to live forever. They thought if a body stayed strong, the spirit could keep living too. So they wrapped pharaohs in special bandages and put them in cool tombs to stay safe for the afterlife.

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  1. A king was wrapped like a present and placed in a tomb with gold and food for his journey to the afterlife.
  2. The body of the pharaoh was dried so it could last forever, just like magic.
  3. Sometimes, the heart of the dead was left inside because they believed it would be weighed against a feather in the afterlife.

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