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Egyptian people belileved the pharaoh was the son of this god
death
Egyptians believed in a hopeful life after this
Egyptian Sun God
Re was this
living a good life and pleasing the gods
a hopeful life after death could be attained through this
pharaoh
all powerful king in ancient Egypt
true or false
any sort of tomb was OK to use for a pharaoh in the Egyptians religion
true or false
at first egyptians believed that only pharaohs and an elite few could enjoy the afterlife
mummy
body that has been embalmed and wrapped in linen
north
direction that the entrance of pyramids was built facing
10
egyptians built a system of numbers based on this number
pyramids
giant tombs that were built with the entrance facing north
deity
god or goddess
forces of nature and human activity
gods and goddesses were deities that controlled this
King Khufu
great pyramid built for this person
Cairo
great pyramid is 10 miles from this city
pharaohs
guided all activity and had to be obeyed without question
20 years
how long did it take to build a pyramid
70 days
how long does embalming take?
500 feet
how tall is great pyramid?
pyramid
huge stone structure built by the ancient Egyptians to serve as a tomb
great pyramid
largest pyramid, located 10 miles from the modern city of Cairo
canopic jars
main organs were put in these
heart
organ that stayed with the dead body
old kingdom
period of Egyptian history which began around 2600 bc and lasted about 800 years
embalming
process developed by the ancient Egyptians of preserving a person's body after death
embalming
process that taught egyptians about the human body and using herbs and drugs to treat different illnesses
natron
substance used to dry out the body
true or false
the pharaoh's word was law and had to be obeyed without question
gods and goddesses
what did Egyptians worship?
illnesses
what did embalming lead to the treatment of?
embalming
what did the Egyptians do to prepare the pharaoh's body for his journey to the afterlife?
great house
what does pharaoh mean?
mathematics
what the egyptians became good at in order to make the calculations necessary for building pyramids
