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Material: Death and Burial in Egypt
Submitted by: William Paquette on May 24, 2006
Date Last Modified: May 24, 2006
Title: Death and Burial in Egypt
Description: An interactive site offers an introduction to Egyptian death rituals including how a mummy is made. Other features include resources, teaching material, and related web sites.
Type of Task: Individual, Student-centered, Supplemental activity, Unsupervised
Time Required 3-5 hours.
Topics: Western Civilization
Ancient Egypt
Course: Western Civilization
Audience: College General Ed, College Lower Division, High School
Categories:
Prerequisites Skills: None.
Learning Objectives: To acquaint students with the practics surrounding death and burial in Ancient Egypt.
To acquaint students with elements of Egyptian religion.
Technical Notes: None.
Text of Learning Exercise: This assignment is to be completed in conjunction with Virtual Mummy: Unwrapping a Mummy by Mouse Click.

Write a 5-7 page paper detailing the traditions surrounding death and burial practices in Ancient Egypt using both this site and Virtual Mummy website.
Additional Information URL: None.
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