Mummies

Answer the following questions about mummies in ancient Egypt. Use the websites below each question to find the answers:

**Why** did the Egyptians make mummies? http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/d&b.html  ** How ** did the Egyptians discover how to make mummies? http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/mummies/home.html **What are the steps** that Egyptians used to make a mummy? http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/d%26b2.html

Using the websites above, **list** 2 additional facts about mummies.

 * Challenge**: What are canopic jars? What is stored in them?

Write your answers on the Graphic Organizer for mummies.