WHY WERE THE MUMMIES MADE?
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Ancient Egyptians thought that there was another life after death called the afterlife3.
Ancient Egyptians believed that their spirit was permanently linked to the body, so to achieve thye Afterlife, the body had to be preserved. Without mummification, a person's body would rot, which would destroy the soul.
They had there bodies mummified so that they could preserve their bodies for the after-life
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3: The Egyptians believed that there is another life after death called the afterlife.