Why did the ancient Egyptians use the mummification process on the dead?

Question

A.
They believed it was a more sanitary process than ground burial.
B.
They believed that embalming the body would cause it to decay.
C.
They believed it helped a person enter the afterlife more smoothly.
D.
They believed it would stop the evil spirits from entering the body.

Answer 1

C. They believed it helped a person enter the afterlife more smoothly.

The ancient Egyptians practiced mummification because they believed that preserving the body was essential for the deceased to successfully enter the afterlife. They thought that the spirit (ba) would need the physical body (ka) to reside in after death. Mummification was a way to ensure that the body remained intact for this journey and to provide a home for the spirit in the afterlife.