Egypt's old kingdom
EQ: How did egypt's old kingdom develop?Egypt's old kingdom developed when Egyptian civilization first started to develop. Old Egypt was ruled by King Khufu for a long amount of time. He started many of the customs that Egyptians followed. His pyramid was the first to be built out of all the ones we see today. Even the Sphinx was built during this time period.
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Problem and solutionProblem: The Egyptians needed some way to transport rocks up to the site of pyramid construction.
Solution: They inventing some method that no one is certain exactly what they did, but they know they found out some way to transport the stones. |
vocabulary2300BCE-Old Kingdom period declines
2600BCE-Old Kingdom period begins Book of the Dead-collection of spells and prayers that Egyptians studied to obtain life after death. Diety -Another word for god or goddess Great Pyramid-Largest pyramid in Egypt; Built for King Khufu The Great Sphinx-A huge statue with the head of a man and the body of a lion in Egypt Hapi-God of the Nile River Isis-The most important goddess; represented the loyal wife and mother Mummification-The process of preparing the body for the afterlife Old Kingdom-The first of 3 "Kingdom-Periods" in Egypt; followed by "Middle" and "New". Osiris-God of the dead and underworld; Husband of Isis Pharoah-Egyptian God-King; means "great house" Polytheistic-Belief in many deities or gods Pyramids-Tombs or Graves for Pharaohs; contained everything needed for the afterlife. Re-Egyptian sun god |