The Cat Mummies

1. The Cat Mummies

2. Cat Mummies

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4. Think about these questions while you read the story.

5. 1. What are cat mummies?2. What was special about how cats were fed in Egypt years ago?3. What did a family do to their eyebrows when their cat died?4. What word from the story means something worn around the neck?5. Tell why cats were treated well a long time ago in Egypt.

6. Long ago in Egypt, cats were thought of as gods.

7. We know this from paintings and cat mummies that are thousands of years old.

8. Here is a cat in a wall carving.

9. Cats were thought to bring good luck.

10. Cats were treated well long ago in Egypt. They were given fish and milk in dishes of gold. It was against the law to kill a cat.

11. When a cat died the family cut off their eyebrows. Then they went around looking sad. They were sad until their eyebrows grew back.

12. When a cat died its body was wrapped in cloth. The cloth was red, yellow, and black. It was dipped in special drugs.

13. The cat’s body did not rot. The cloth became hard.

14. Then it was painted with cat-like eyes and ears.

15. A pretty collar was put around its neck.

16. It was set into a wooden box and buried.

17. Sometimes mouse mummies were buried with the cat mummies. These were for the cat to eat in its next life.

18. Answer the Questions

19. 1. What are cat mummies?2. What was special about how cats were fed in Egypt years ago?3. What did a family do to their eyebrows when their cat died?4. What word from the story means something worn around the neck?5. Tell why cats were treated well a long time ago in Egypt.

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21. Here are some interesting facts about Ancient Egypt.

22. Egypt is a country on the continent of Africa.

23. Bast was the Egyptian Cat Goddess.

24. Kings and Queens were called Pharaohs.

25. When a Pharaoh died his body was treated with chemicals and wrapped with cloth. Jewels were hidden in the wrapping.

26. The body was then put in a box called a Sarcophagus and placed inside a tomb

27. Here is a picture of the inside of a tomb or burial chamber.

28. Pharaohs were buried with their treasures.

29. Robbers would break into the tombs and steal the treasures.

30. The Sphinx and Pyramids were at one time tombs.

31. Sphinx

32. One of the most famous Pharaohs was King Tut. Here is his golden mask.

33. Ancient Egyptians wrote with pictures called hieroglyphics.

34. A person’s name was put in a loop called a cartouche.

35. This is the way ancient Egyptians dressed.

36. Ancient Egyptians loved colorful jewelry.

37. This is an ancient Egyptian’s home. It looks like they had a pool and a picnic table.

38. We have two books about ancient Egypt in our library. The Mummies is a dot book.

39. The End