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Unit 8

Life after Death

Before You Read

1. What did the ancient Egyptians believe in?

2. Why did the ancient Egyptians mummify their corpses?

Vocabulary

Match the words with their definitions.

a. spirit 1. to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction

b. preserve 2. the immaterial intelligent or sentient part of a
person

c. jealous 3. one that serves others

d. cast 4. a dead body especially of a human being

e. servant 5. hostile toward a rival or one believed to
enjoy an advantage

f. corpse 6. to decline from a sound or prosperous
condition

g. decay 7. to cause to move or send forth by throwing

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