Read the passage from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead
First, the body had to be preserved through the process
of embalming. This is mummification. The soul also had
to be supported with spells from the Book of the Dead.
They believed that the afterlife was a mysterious place
where the dead person traveled. The funeral marked
the transition of the dead person from the world of the
living to the land of the dead. The person would then
travel to the Hall of Truth.
What is the central purpose of this passage?
o to describe how spells were cast upon the soul
to describe the process for entering the afterlife
O to explain why funerals were necessary to the
afterlife
O to explain that mummification involves embalming
the body