This is a great web tool for a unit on Ancient Egypt and studying the Egyptians beliefs on the afterlife. This is an interactive online tool that allows you to create your own mummy. Viewers may click on words that are unfamiliar to them and the site will give you the definition. For example, Anubis, the jackal-headed god of mummification.
The site begins by telling you why Egyptians would mummify the deceased. You first have to embalm the body. The site first has you remove the brain, then you remove the internal organs. Once the organs are removed and are explained which containers they go into and who watches over them, the body is stuffed with natron, and then covered in natron. The natron is removed, and explained that it would be removed after 40 days. The body is then stuffed with linen, and also wrapped in linen. Then, amulets are placed on the body and a final wrapping takes place. A mummy mask is put on the Seneb's face, placed into the mummy case, and finally place into the sarcophagus.
This site gives student's a chance to see and try exactly how the Egyptians would prepare their bodies for the afterlife. It is a fun and interactive site for students, parents and teachers to try!
My only complaint is that some of the objects you have to click on are difficult to click. It takes a few clicks to correctly pick up the objects. Other than that, it is a great website to use in the classroom!
Mummy!
That is a pretty impressive site. I can see how that would be useful in the classroom. I had fun going through it myself. Thanks for sharing!
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