Look—there’s Anubis again. He’s bringing someone who just died to the afterlife. The Egyptians believed that the journey to the afterlife was long and dangerous. Charms and spells to ensure a safe arrival were written in the Book of the Dead.

Egyptians used these tools like these to remove a certain body part after death. It was considered useless. What do you think it was?

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1900-1938 BCEE-ROM CODE

006PLACE

EYGYT

Log into e-ROM and enter your codes to unlock the information vault for pages 3 – 4.

Log into e-ROM and enter your codes to unlock the information vault for pages 3 – 4.

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You see mummies in the pyramid. These are dead, preserved bodies. This mummy is more than 2000 years old. Mummification was an Egyptian science.

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XXXX BCEE-ROM CODE

004PLACE

EYGYT

The mummy was often placed in a case made of wood or metal. Notice the figures with wings underneath the crossed arms. Why would they be waving? Whom might they be waving at?

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10 6 9-945 BCEE-ROM CODE

005PLACE

EYGYT

So now you know. The pyramid is a tomb.

Inside the pyramid, you meet Anubis, the Egyptian god of the dead. Half-human, half-jackal, he decides your fate. Is your heart big enough to ensure a happy life after death? He will test you.

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305-30 BCEE-ROM CODE

002PLACE

EYGYT

DATE

320 BCEE-ROM CODE

003PLACE

EYGYT