The mummy article and some new words

New word #1 : Cryonics: Deep-freezing a person at death with the hopes that someday they will be revived.
New word # 2: Transgressions: a crime that has been committed

Mummy: A dead, preserved body that has been preserved so that they can live on forever

1)In what part of the world have mummies been found in? Mummies have been found in Europe, Asia, and in lots of places in Africa

2) In what types of places have mummies been found? Mummies are usually found in really dry or hot climates, ice regions, or what is or use to be bogs. All of these places are helpful because it will preserve the body so it doesn't decompose.

3) How did ancient Egyptian preserve their dead? The ancient Egyptians removed all of the bodies inner organs. They used many salts and oils to dry out the skin and other parts of the body. The carcass was then stuffed and wrapped and preserved in linen.

4) Why do you think ancient Egyptian took such care to embalm their dead if the dessert could do the job for them? The dead and the afterlife played a huge role in the Egyptian culture. They wanted their loved ones to have a good afterlife and would make sure that the customs they were buried in made it so. Also, they respected their dead and believed in the idea of eternal life. It was a huge deal to be mummified because it represented many peoples desire to live on forever
5) what features of a natural environment can caused bodies to be mummified? If a climate is extremely dry or very cold, this can cause the body to freeze or dry out so that they are preserved and have a much less likely chance of decomposing. Also, bogs or places with a high chemical level can also cause changes in the skin and body that make it possible to be preserved.

6)According to some scientific beliefs, what are some reasons why people were unintentionally mummified. Some people think that a way people were unintentionally mummified is that they were used as a sacrifice to the gods. There have been mummies found on the top of mountain peeks that were they unlucky people that were chosen as a sacrifice to the mountain gods. Another way is that the bodies of exiccuted people are also some of the accidental mummies. In places in England and western Europe, we have found dead bodies with the ropes they were hung with still around their necks as mummies in the bogs.

Where is a good place to find a mummy?
1) What is the climate?
2) What were the beliefs of the people that lived in the area around that time?
3) Were their many sacrifices/ death punishments?
4) Does it have any bogs?
5) were there any mountains in this area?