1. Life in Ancient Egypt
Chapter 5 Lesson 2

2. Egypt's Early Rulers The Old Kingdom
Kingdom – s state with a king or queen as a ruler
Narmer (Menes) – Ruler of Upper Egypt that conquered Lower Egypt
He United Egypt and became the first Pharaoh
Pharaoh
“Great House” – ruler of Ancient Egypt
Was a ruler, priest, and god
Had absolute power
Owned all the land
Made laws, waged war, collected taxes, conducted public works

3. Theocracy Bureaucrats Memphis Granaries
Government in which the same person is both the political leader and religious leader
Bureaucrats
Govt. officials appointed by the Pharaoh to carry out this orders
Memphis
Capital city of the Old Kingdom
Granaries
Storage buildings for grain
Saved so people would not starve in times of bad harvests

4. Religious Beliefs Polytheism Two Crucial Gods Book of the Dead
Believed in many Gods
Believed in life after death
Two Crucial Gods
Hapi – River God
Re – Sun God
Why were they the two most important?
Book of the Dead
What you needed to know for the afterlife
Hymns, magic spells, and moral principals

5. Embalming Mummy Pyramids
Process used to preserve the bodies of the dead
Used in Egypt because they believed they would need their bodies for a home for their souls in the afterlife
Mummy
Embalmed body wrapped in strips of linen
Pyramids
Built as tombs for the Pharaohs
They were built to protect their bodies
Many personal items were placed in the pyramids
Built by slaves and farmers