Egypt
Questions
1. What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘Egypt’?
2. What would you like to do if you had one week vacation in Egypt?
3. What do you know about Egypt’s cities?
4. Do you know anything about Egypt?
5. What would you like to do if you had a year in Egypt?
6. What things is Egypt famous for?
7. What are the differences between Egypt today and Egypt in the past?
8. Do you like watching mummy movies? What is your favourite mummy movie?
Videos
The ancient Egyptians developed a sophisticated method to preserve a dead body for the afterlife: mummification. First, the internal organs were removed and all moisture from the body was eliminated. Next, the body was
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wrapped with long strips of linen, and then covered with a large linen cloth. Follow the steps of the mummification process in this short animation about the Getty Museum’s Romano-Egyptian mummy Herakleides.
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Category: History & Culture