EGYPT’S OLD KINGDOM By Pharaoh McCrotty
OLD KINGDOM RULERS Old Kingdom—began in 2600 B.C. & ended in 2300 B.C. Pharaoh—Egyptian Kings. Also means “great house” All powerful and ruled every activity His word was law and had to be obeyed Egyptians thought he was god on Earth
EGYPT’S RELIGION Deities—gods and goddesses Egyptians believed they controlled forces of nature and human activities Rituals were important
EGYPTIAN GODS AND GODDESSES Re—sun god Hapi—god of the Nile Isis—goddess of loyalty/wife and mother Osiris—King of the Dead
LIFE AFTER DEATH Believed in better life after death Book of the Dead—collection of spells and prayers that Egyptians studied to obtain life after death Embalming—protecting and preserving a body
LIFE AFTER DEATH Mummy—wrapped body Doctors used herbs and drugs to treat illnesses Stitches and setting bones First to specialize in medicine
PYRAMIDS Pyramids—giant tombs that protected the bodies of dead pharaohs. Supplied needs of the pharaohs for the afterlife Clothing Jewlry Food furniture
GREAT PYRAMID King Khufu’s Great Pyramid— located in Giza 500 ft tall and size of 9 football fields. Tallest structure in the world for 4,000 yrs. 48 stories Built without special tools such as the wheel