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The Old Kingdom. Government. Pharaoh was a king and a god Pharaoh had absolute power over all the land and people of Egypt. Government. Pharaoh was blamed for disease or poor crops. Government. Khufu most famous pharaoh. Government. Social classes Well ordered society. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Old Kingdom
Government
• Pharaoh was a king and a god
• Pharaoh had absolute power over all the land and people of Egypt
Government
• Pharaoh was blamed for disease or poor crops
Government
• Khufu most famous pharaoh
Government
• Social classes• Well ordered society
Religion
• Polytheistic• Everyone expected to
worship same gods• Emphasis on afterlife• Afterlife happy place
with young and happy people
• Ka-a person’s life force
Religion
• Preserved bodies so the spirit would recognize it
• Preserved bodies as mummies
Egyptian gods and goddesses
• Anubis• god of the dead
Egyptian gods and goddesses
• Re (Amon-Re)• The sun god
Egyptian gods and goddesses
• Osiris• The god of the
underworld
Egyptian gods and goddesses
• Isis• The goddess of magic
Egyptian gods and goddesses
• Horus• The sky god; god of the
pharaohs
Egyptian gods and goddesses
• Thoth• The god of wisdom
Egyptian gods and goddesses
• Geb• The Earth god
Pyramids
• Burial sites for pharaohs• Pyramid of Khufu 481
feet high, 2 million blocks
• How did they build them????
• Pyramids pointed to the sky, symbolizing journey to afterlife