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Why do you think the
Egyptians believed that
royal burial sites were vo
important?

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Answer:

They could think of no life better than the present, and they wanted to be sure it would continue after death. But why preserve the body? The Egyptians believed that the mummified body was the home for this soul or spirit. If the body was destroyed, the spirit might be lost.

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It was important because the Egyptians wanted the bodies to be preserved well for the afterlife. ... Egyptians believe that burial sites, especially royal tombs was very important. What was the Middle Kingdom? The Middle Kingdom is a period of order ad stability that lasted until about 1750 BC.

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