The afterlife was a way for the Egyptians to look forward to the future. There were three spirits called Ka, Ba, and Akh. Ka was the spirit that remained in the tomb and was practically the double of the body, Ba could go in and out of the tomb, and Akh traveled to the underworld to face final judgement. Anubis, the god of the underworld would decide if the heart was light enough to continue to the after life. If the heart was too heavy the body/spirit would go to the "devourer of souls".

  The Egyptians dedicated so much time to mummification and their tombs. While the mummification process took around 70 days, the planning and building of their tombs took many years! Not many Egyptians were wealthy enough to have big tombs. Tombs of the wealthy were called Pyramids. Pharaohs and kings spent most of their life planning how their pyramids would be laid out. The pyramids took 20-30 years to build! That's a lot of dedication!

  The Egyptians had a better understanding of anatomy than other civilizations due to the mummification process. They had to remove internal parts and organs which gave them a sense of where each part was located. They found ways to preserve the body with the resources they had. We can assume this also helped the Egyptians to gain strength in the medical field.