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Mummy Quiz
10. While embalming is believed to have originated with the Egyptians around 4000 B.C. This practice soon spread to other ancient cultures, including those of the Greeks and Romans, who incorporated local materials. Alexander the Great was embalmed in what city?
Answer: b. Babylon

After being embalmed, possibly in honey and wax or spices, craftsmen prepared a gold coffin for Alexander’s body. His funeral cortege was diverted to Alexandria, Egypt, by his friend Ptolemy. The current location of his body is unknown.

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