EGYPT

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EGYPTS OLD KINGDGOM

• BETWEEN 2600 B.C. AND 2300 B.C. EGYPT GREW AND
  PROSPERED. THEY BUILT CITIES, EXPANDED TRADE AND
  SET UP A STRONG GOVERNMENT.

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EGYPTS OLD KINGDGOM

• Egyptian kings are called Pharaohs.
• Pharaoh means great house.
• The Pharaoh was all powerful.

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EGYPTS OLD KINGDGOM

• QUESTIONS?
• Why did the people of Egypt willing serve the
  Pharaoh?
• What did the Egyptians think about their
  Pharaohs?

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EGYPTS OLD KINGDGOM

• Ancient Egyptians believed in deities, and
  that they controlled the forces of nature and
  human activities. The most important deity was
  Re.

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EGYPTS OLD KINGDGOM

• Re
• Hapi
• Isis
• Osiris

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EGYPTS OLD KINGDGOM

• What did the Egyptians believe about life after
  death?
• The Book of the Dead

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EGYPTS OLD KINGDGOM

• For centuries, Egyptians believed that only
  Pharaohs and a select few could enjoy afterlife.
  They also believed that the Pharaohs spirit
  needed a body to make the journey to the
  afterlife. Because of this, they embalmed their
  dead in order to protect a Pharaohs body for
  this journey.

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EGYPTS OLD KINGDGOM

• What did the process of embalming involve?

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EGYPTS OLD KINGDGOM

• PYRAMIDS
• Why were they built?
• What went inside them?
• How were they built?

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EGYPTS OLD KINGDGOM

• The largest pyramid is the Grand Pyramid.
• Who was it built for?
• Where is it located?
• How large is the Grand Pyramid?

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