Daily Life

DeathBy: Nina Smiljanic

Mesopotamia

In Mesopotamia they buried their dead, but they did not try to preserve the bodies.

Grave markers above ground were rare.

Cremation was also rare because that involved building a big fire in a place with not much wood, so it would cost a lot.

MesopotamiaPeople were buried beneath their houses or in a grave yard.

Normally they were buried in stone or a coffin. The most often was 1-2 stone pots.

EgyptIn Egypt they believed that when someone died their spirit was permanently with the body. So they preserved the body.

In Egypt because of the sand, air, and climate the bodies could be preserved. They did this by burying the bodies shallow pits in the sand to dry.

Some mummies were put in museums by archeologists, and some were destroyed for

medical purposes.

Egypt

Egypt

The average life span was 40 years long.

The mummification was only for people who could pay for it.

Most mummies were made for people in higher classes, because they could pay for it.

At least 70 million mummies were made in 3,000 years.

Canada

When someone dies they can be cremated or buried in a grave.

The graves usually has a cross or a plank with their name on it.

There is usually a funeral or a celebration of life.

CanadaIn Canada over 60% of people get cremated.

People get cremated because its cheaper, cultural, and because its more environmentally friendly.

Greece

Proper burials and rituals are important for the body to go into the afterlife.

If the ritual was not properly completed they believe the body would suffer between worlds.

In Greece the afterlife was known as Hades. It was a dark place where souls goes after death.

Greece

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