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Egypt’s Old Kingdom

Old Kingdom Rulers Pharaohs Egyptian kings Live in grand palaces An all powerful ruler who guided Egypt’s every activity Appointed officials to carry out their wishes

Why did Egyptians willingly serve their Pharaoh? They believed the unity of the kingdom depended on a strong leader. They considered the Pharaoh to be the son of Re, the Egyptian sun god.

Review The Egyptians willingly served their all-powerful leader because they believed Unity came from a strong leader The leader was the son of Re The leader’s wealth meant power Both A and B

Review Define the term Pharaoh A body wrapped in long strips of linen A god or goddess Another name for an Egyptian king

Egypt’s Religion Egyptians worshiped many deities, or gods and goddesses. The Egyptians studied the Book of the Dead to learn how to obtain life after death.

Embalming / Mummification Embalming was a process used in Egyptian royal burials. Embalming was used to prepare the pharaoh’s body for the afterlife After embalming was complete, the body was wrapped in long strips of linen (Mummy).

Egyptian Medicine Egyptians learned much about the human body because of embalming They used herbs and drugs for illnesses They sewed wounds and set broken bones They were the first specialists in medicine

Magic spells needed to gain life after death Many gods Magic spells needed to gain life after death Egyptian Beliefs Hopeful view of life after death For centuries, believed only the elite had afterlife Pharaoh needed body for afterlife

Review Ancient Egyptians studied the ________ to learn how to obtain life after death. Book of Spells Book of the Dead Book of Life after Death

Review The ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to have specialists in the field of Mathematics Astronomy Medicine irrigation

Review Define Mummy A mountain like stone structure used as a tomb. A body wrapped in long strips of linen A process used in Egyptian royal burials

Review Define embalming A mountain like structure used as a tomb A body wrapped in ling strips of linen A process used in Egyptian royal burials

Pyramids Pyramids are mountain like structures made entirely of stone They were tombs built to protect the bodies of the dead pharaohs Most of the work was done by farmers during the Nile floods

Pyramid Technology Square base with the entrance facing north Developed new principals of astronomy to determine north Invented 365 day calendar Invented number system on base 10 and fractions

Pyramid Building Steps Skilled artisans used copper tools to cut stone into huge blocks Blocks were tied to sleds and pulled to the Nile river on paths paved with logs The stone blocks were then loaded onto boats and floated to the building site Workers unloaded the blocks and dragged or pushed them up ramps to be set in place

The Great Pyramid Built for King Khufu Built in Giza on the West Bank of the Nile Almost 500 feet tall

Review A pyramid is a mountain like stone structure used as tomb for Egyptian Pharaohs.

Review Ramps were used to place the heavy stone blocks when building the pyramids.

Review The Great Pyramid in Giza was build for King Re.