What was the main purpose of mummification in ancient Egypt?

To preserve the body for afterlife belief

Mummification was a religious practice connected with ancient Egyptian ideas about life after death. Egyptians believed that a person’s spirit needed a preserved body as a place to continue its existence. Therefore, the body was carefully treated and wrapped so that it would not decay quickly. This practice was especially associated with important or wealthy people, although beliefs about preservation were broader.

Option B is correct because it directly states the main purpose: preserving the dead body for the afterlife. Increasing crops, practising war, and collecting taxes were not reasons for mummification. The process could involve drying the body, using materials to protect it, and wrapping it in cloth, but these steps served the religious aim of bodily preservation.

This is a Class 10 General Knowledge question. Chapter: World History. Topic: Ancient Civilizations.