How important was the process of mummification and the afterlife to Egyptians?

Mummification was extremely important to the Egyptians because they believed that when their leaders were mummified they would be protected into the afterlife. They would also put objects in the mummy casket cause they believed that they would take it with them to the afterlife.

Spanish successes in the Caribbean attracted the attention of other European nations. Like Spain, France was a Catholic nation and committed to expanding Catholicism around the globe. In the early sixteenth century, it joined the race to explore the New World and exploit the resources of the Western Hemisphere.

In 1534, navigator Jacques Cartier claimed northern North America for France, naming the area around the St. Lawrence River New France. Like many other explorers, Cartier made exaggerated claims about the area’s mineral wealth and was unable to send great riches back to France or establish a permanent colony.

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