Monday, March 14, 2011

Word List from Article / Board Questions

New Words:
Cadavers: A dead body, especially a human body ready to be dissected;corpse.
Primal: First or original.
Transgressions:Violation of the law.
Cryonics:The deep-freezing of a human body in hope that revival would be possible in the future.
Questions from Board:

Define the word "Mummy"
A mummy is a dead body of a human or animal which is preserved by the Egyptian method of embalming, or a body that has dried and preserved by nature. The word "Mummy" has an Arabic origin which means " a body preserved in wax or tar", the original reason Egyptians wanted to mummify people is because they believed in life after death and wanted to prepare them.

According to current scientific beliefs what are some reasons people were intentionally mummified?
Some reasons that people were intentionally mummified is because the people were striving to extend human life, also some people thought that freezing bodies or preserving them would lead to the possibility that they could later on revive the person and maybe the preparation for life after death.

What are features of the natural environment can cause bodies to be mummified?
Some reasons that bodies are unintentionally mummified is outcasts that were executed
for wrong-doing and then left to die in weather conditions that were perfect for mummification
also maybe victims of sacrifice that also fell victim to being left in weather conditions that were
good for mummification. Many places with snow or ice and bogs have preserved people and mummified them .

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